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A Civilization Under Threat: The Destruction of Cultural Heritage in War

VON Anis Rahmani

Recent wars have damaged historic monuments, museums and intangible heritage across Iran, exposing both wartime destruction and the limits of international legal protections. Over roughly the past half-century, Iran has experienced three wars: the eight-year Iran–Iraq War, the 12-day war, and the 39-day war.

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Juhu, ein Tabu

VON Barbara Vorsamer

Ständig erscheinen Texte über vermeintliche Tabu-Themen wie Wechseljahre oder Fehlgeburten. Grund, mal zu fragen: Ab wie viel Berichterstattung gilt ein Tabu als gebrochen?

Abolish ICE? Perish the Thought, Says Press

VON Emma Lucia Llano

Recent articles argue that abolishing ICE will result in worse outcomes for immigrants, and even debating the idea makes Democrats more vulnerable to attacks.

Research proposes tools for defining a new media model: Anti-journalism

VON Oren Persico

A first-of-its-kind academic study proposes a definition and a tool for evaluating "anti-journalistic" media outlets: platforms that masquerade as media organizations but that in practice spread lies, incitement, and political propaganda • This is a first step toward addressing a dangerous new phenomenon, both in Israel and globally

A Waste Crisis Threatens Iran’s Miankaleh Wetland

VON Tanya Forouzandeh

Decades of unmanaged waste near Behshahr have contaminated the soil and threaten groundwater and Miankaleh, one of Iran’s most valuable wetland ecosystems. A short distance from the internationally recognised Miankaleh Wetland, decades of accumulated waste in Behshahr have created a growing crisis for the region’s soil, water and public health.

Resistance from Below, Not an Axis of States; A conversation with Joseph Daher

VON Siyavash Shahabi

Joseph Daher argues for an anti-imperialism rooted not in states or geopolitical blocs, but in workers, popular movements, democratic freedoms and resistance from below. The war in Gaza, and then the spread of fighting to Lebanon and Iran, has once again turned an old disagreement on the left into an urgent question.

Abdullah Shihipar on Medicare for All

VON CounterSpin

Corporate media talking about universal care don’t speak for the most of us, who just want to see a doctor, in a regular way, please. But they can speak OVER us.