April 25, 2023
Tehran, Iran – Two renowned
actresses in Iran have been charged for not wearing headscarves, as authorities
intensify efforts to crack down on people violating the country’s mandatory
hijab laws.
.................RATIONAL THINKING.................. مرا جهل در کامِ دیو میبَرَد.............از آن دوستی میکنم با خِرَد
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Ukraine planned to attack Russian forces in Syria: Pentagon leaks
April 21, 2023
A
leaked top-secret US intelligence document has revealed that Ukrainian military
intelligence planned covert attacks against Russian forces in Syria through
Kurdish groups
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Capitalism, Racism and Selling the AR-15
April 21, 2023
When it comes to mass
shootings in the United States (like the one that just took place in
Nashville), the figures are unequivocal. “Active shooter” cases have become
more common in recent years. The percentage of mass shooters using
semi-automatic rifles in those incidents has risen since 2009, with those armed
with such rifles killing more people on average than those with handguns. One
particular weapon, the AR-15-style rifle, stands out in recent incidents.
Friday, April 21, 2023
The Non-Profit Industrial Complex
April
21, 2023
We’ve
just passed through tax time again. (Unless, like me, you live in one of
several states ravaged by recent extreme weather events brought on by climate
change. In that case, you can wait until October.) It’s also that moment when
the War Resisters League — slogan: “If you work for peace, stop paying for war”
— publishes its invaluable annual “Where Your Income Tax Money Really Goes” pie
chart and publicizes a series of Tax Day events nationwide.
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Iran says its navy forced US submarine to surface in Gulf waters
April 20, 2023
An Iranian
official says Iran’s navy obliged a US submarine to surface as it entered the
Gulf “violating its border” in the latest report of an apparent confrontation
between Iranian and US forces in the region.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Asghar Farhadi Talks Uprising in Iran: ‘The Result Will Be Rewarding’
April
19, 2023
Two-time
Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi, Iran’s best-known director, was at the Zurich Film
Festival last September when protests following the death of Mahsa Amini
erupted in his home country.
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Iran unveils off-brand version of Dacia Logan for Iranian, Russian markets
April 18, 2023
The Iranian
“Sandero”, a car that might in fact be taken for an analogue of the Mark 1
Dacia Logan and will be sold in both Iran and Russia, has been unveiled.
Monday, April 17, 2023
The Emerging New World Economy
April 17, 2023
The emerging new always
both frightens and inspires the fading old. History is that unity of opposites.
Sharp-edged rejections of what is new clash with enthusiastic celebrations of
it. The old gets pushed away even as bitter denials of that reality surge. The
emerging new world economy displays just such contradictions. Four major
developments can illustrate them and underscore their interactions.
Iran steps up enforcement of mandatory hijab for women
April 16, 2023
Iranian authorities plan to prosecute
people who encourage women to remove their headscarves and have also installed
cameras in public places and on highways to catch violators of the country’s
strict dress code, according to local media and a senior judicial official.
Sunday, April 16, 2023
US Moral Authority Is Dead And Buried
April
16, 2023
Seven
progressive Democrats from the House of Representatives have signed a letter to
Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for the Biden administration to drop
the charges against Julian Assange and cease seeking his extradition.
Saturday, April 15, 2023
Reclaiming the US
April 5, 2023
“At what point does a beleaguered
population living near or below the poverty line rise up in protest?” From the
author’s talk on April 4 at the Independent National Convention in Austin,
Texas.
Why Socialism?
April
15, 2023
Albert Einstein is the
world-famous physicist. This article was originally published in the first
issue of Monthly Review (May 1949). It was subsequently published in May 1998
to commemorate the first issue of MR‘s fiftieth year.
—The Editors
Friday, April 14, 2023
US Military: Losing Wars is making Recruitment Harder
April
14, 2023
After
more than 20 years of losing wars, recruiting for the U.S. Army is now
officially a mess. Last year, that service fell short of its goal by 15,000
recruits, or a quarter of its target. Despite reports of better numbers in the
first months of this year, Army officials doubt they will achieve their
objective this time around either. The commanding general at Fort Jackson, the
South Carolina facility that provides basic training to 50% of all new members
of the Army, called the recruiting command’s task the hardest since the
all-volunteer military was launched in 1973. The Army’s leaders were alarmed
enough to make available up to $1.2 billion for recruitment incentives and
related initiatives.
The US Could Use Some Separation Of Media And State
April 14, 2023
The US State
Department’s spokesperson Ned Price is being replaced by a man named Matthew
Miller. Like Price, Miller has had extensive prior involvement in both the US
government and the mass media; Price is a former CIA officer and Obama
administration National Security Council staffer who for years worked as an NBC
News analyst, while Miller has previously had roles in both the Obama and Biden
administrations and spent years as an analyst for MSNBC.
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Russia, China FM attend high-level conference on Afghanistan
April
13, 2023
The
top diplomats from Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan attended a conference
Thursday that focused on ensuring regional security in light of the situation
in Afghanistan.
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
From Forever to Eternal War
April
12, 2023
“It
is time,” President Biden announced in April 2021, “to end the forever war”
that started with the invasion of Afghanistan soon after the tragic terror
attacks on this country on September 11, 2001. Indeed, that August, amid chaos
and disaster, the president did finally pull the last remaining U.S. forces out
of that country.
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
90 Seconds to Midnight: The Doomsday Clock and Me
April 11, 2023
I’m not a TikTok person.
I’m too old. But when I finally ventured onto that popular but much-maligned
app, which traffics in short videos and hot takes, I was surprised to find many
videos about the Doomsday Clock. It’s nothing like a conventional timepiece, of
course. It’s meant to show how close humanity has come to nuclear Armageddon —
to the proverbial “midnight.”
Monday, April 10, 2023
Vladimir Pozner: Why was Russia's EU & NATO bids rejected?
148 views • Jan 26, 2023
Vladimir Vladimirovich Pozner is a French-born Russian-American journalist and presenter. He is best known in the West for his television appearances representing and explaining the views of the Soviet Union during the Cold War
Sunday, April 9, 2023
The Hypocrisy of the Christian Church
April 6, 2023
This is a talk I gave on April 6 at a protest at Princeton Theological Seminary demanding the removal of hedge fund billionaire Michael Fisch as chair of the seminary's trustee board.
We are not here to debate
the moral squalor that defines the life of the hedge fund billionaire and chair
of the seminary’s trustee board, Michael Fisch.
Saturday, April 8, 2023
Analysis: Will Azerbaijan-Iran tensions lead to war?
Tehran
has warned it cannot ignore what it considers a security threat emanating from
growing Azerbaijan-Israel ties.
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