Middle East
Iran appoints notorious executioner as next chief justice
March 14, 2019Iranian Communists say the appointment of Ebrahim Raisi indicates the government is preparing for a violent crackdown.
Read moreOn International Women’s Day, Mideast women wage fierce resistance
March 8, 2019As the celebrations take place, let us not forget the women who struggle so hard every day in the Middle East.
Read moreWho benefits from American “aid” to the Middle East?
March 7, 2019There is a lot more to American “aid” to Middle East countries, paid for by the taxpayers of the U.S., than at first meets the eye.
Read moreHow did the Iranian Revolution go so far off the rails?
February 11, 2019Exclusive People’s World interview with a leader of the Tudeh Party, a driving force in that country’s progressive, secular, and left movements
Read moreSyria troop withdrawal welcomed, but Trump’s aim unclear
December 21, 2018What happens next—for U.S. imperial policy in the region, for Syria, and for the Kurdish people—is up in the air.
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