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Foreign correspondent: Hardliners win in Iran but turnout was extremely low

Reese Erlich - February 28, 2020

TEHRAN—The parliamentary candidates had rented a large hall for a campaign rally, but only a few hundred supporters showed up. They came to see...

Onstage

Review: ‘Mimi’s Suitcase’ packs a lot in, but destination is cloudy

Elaine Elinson - January 27, 2020

Even before the play begins, a red suitcase is in full view, slightly stage right, on an otherwise empty set. During the course of the...

Onstage

Playwright Ana Bayat lets us peek inside her ‘Mimi’s Suitcase’

Emily Wilson - January 21, 2020

Many Iranian families who could, left Iran during the revolution in 1979. But Ana Bayat’s family members did things a little differently. They left...

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign correspondent: Trump backs down, but Iran conflict continues

Reese Erlich - January 10, 2020

Trump blinked. After threatening to bomb military and cultural sites in Iran, President Donald Trump has apparently backed down on further escalation in his quasi-war...

News + Politics

Scenes from an anti-war protest: Here we go again

Marke B. - January 7, 2020

Code Pink, ANSWER, chants of "US Out of Iraq!"... For some of us it felt like a real (and depressing) timewarp back to the...

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What’s really going on with the US and Iran?

Reese Erlich - January 3, 2020

On Jan. 2 a US drone fired a missile on a car caravan leaving the Baghdad airport, killing Iranian Major General Qassem Suleimani and...

News + Politics

Where to protest US actions in Iraq

Marke B. - January 3, 2020

A rally/march is being organized Saturday, January 4, at noon, at Powell and Market Streets in downtown San Francisco. It's part of coordinated protest...

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: An open letter to a Trump-supporting friend

Reese Erlich - December 14, 2019

I first met Robby Robertson during the 1969 General Electric strike. He was a young, militant worker fighting for a decent contract and social...

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: A New Arab Spring in Lebanon and Iraq

Reese Erlich - November 16, 2019

Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and Lebanese have been demonstrating in the streets against corruption and for democratic rights. The protestors come from all...

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: Trump dumps Kurds as the empire crumbles

Reese Erlich - October 18, 2019

In less than two weeks, President Donald Trump has managed to create a massive and avoidable crisis in Syria. By greenlighting the Turkish invasion of...

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Foreign correspondent: Hardliners win in Iran but turnout was extremely low

Review: ‘Mimi’s Suitcase’ packs a lot in, but destination is cloudy

Playwright Ana Bayat lets us peek inside her ‘Mimi’s Suitcase’

Foreign correspondent: Trump backs down, but Iran conflict continues

Scenes from an anti-war protest: Here we go again

What’s really going on with the US and Iran?

Where to protest US actions in Iraq

Foreign Correspondent: An open letter to a Trump-supporting friend

Foreign Correspondent: A New Arab Spring in Lebanon and Iraq

Foreign Correspondent: Trump dumps Kurds as the empire crumbles

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