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  • The “Wonderful” War on Iranian Pistachios

    “The Resnick family, owners of The Wonderful Company and dominant players in California’s pistachio industry, have used political influence to secure vast water rights in drought-stricken regions, at the expense of local communities. The 2025 documentary Pistachio Wars examines their longstanding backing of pro-Israel lobbying groups, arguing that hawkish policies toward Iran align with their commercial interests, as weakening a key global competitor benefits their bottom line.”

  • Is Lebanon Giving Up Its Sovereignty for “Peace?”

    “This afternoon the young man seen running from the vehicle received a call from the Israeli army telling him he could die alone or die with his family in the car. He ran from the vehicle into a field and was struck and killed by an Israeli drone. This is not the first time that the Israeli army has used this tactic. It is pure barbarism. Abject terrorism.”

  • Priests Against Genocide

    “Italian priests took to the streets in Rome and other cities in late September 2025 under the banner Preti Contro il Genocidio (Priests Against Genocide). Since then, the movement has expanded rapidly, now including more than 2,200 priests-among them, bishops and cardinals-in over 54 countries.”

  • Israel Escalating Torture of Marwan Barghouti

    “These are not isolated incidents. They form a clear pattern of escalating abuse: violence, medical neglect, and treatment that places him at immediate risk.“

  • “The War in Lebanon is Existential”

    “If the Lebanese government enters into a devil’s pact with the U.S.-Israel Axis to attack its own people and to surrender its own sovereignty on behalf of the Israeli regime, this will be the beginning of the end for Lebanon. Israel is betting it can provoke a civil war, and then sit on the sidelines laughing as Lebanon bleeds. Only Lebanese unity will preserve its independence and save it from the tyranny of the U.S.-Israel Axis.”

  • Taxpayers, Doctors Against Genocide

    U.S. taxpayers will “take to the streets in cities and towns across the country on April 15 ‘Tax Day’ to protest the use of their tax dollars to finance illegal wars, genocide, state violence and oppression,” the group Taxpayers Against Genocide said in a news release.

  • The Democratic Party’s Widening Gap on Israel

    The aftermath of the Democratic National Committee’s semiannual meeting that adjourned on Saturday has included extensive criticism for leaving unchallenged the U.S. government’s support for Israel and other policies clearly opposed by most registered Democrats.

  • What Americans Spent Their Taxes On in 2025

    The National Priorities Project (NPP) at the Institute for Policy Studies released their annual Tax Receipt, revealing that the “average taxpayer contributed $4,049 to militarism and its support systems––including war and the Pentagon, veterans’ programs, and mass deportations and border militarization… [the] analysis found that Americans’ tax dollars only paid for $2,492 for Medicaid.”  Available for interviews: LINDSAY KOSHGARIAN; [email protected]     Koshgarian is the Program Director of the National Priorities Project.  For NPP, Koshgarian said: “Our tax receipt shows why so many people in this country are struggling. We’re facing chronic underinvestment in this country, from healthcare to education and more.…

  • Pakistan as Conduit

    “The sentimental version says Islamabad rose unexpectedly as a peacemaker. The flatteringly patriotic version says Pakistan rediscovered its historic vocation as a pivot state. The more accurate version is less romantic and more revealing: Pakistan functioned as the courier of a transition in world order.“

  • Israel Launches “Operation Eternal Darkness” Against Lebanon

    “Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan has deleted the post in which he announced the Iranian delegation’s plans to travel to Pakistan today for negotiations with the United States.”

  • Impeachment and “Real Issues”

    KIT GAGE National coordinator of the National Coalition to Protect Political Freedom, Gage said: “The President’s lawyers said it was fundamentally unfair that they were asked to defend him having seen only a small portion of the thousands of pages of testimony. This was secret evidence. They are right, but it is also secret evidence…

  • After Gore Announces New Anti-Drug Plan, Critics Question Some Basic Assumptions

    WASHINGTON — Hours after Vice President Al Gore announced a new White House anti-drug plan Monday, critics renewed their calls for fundamental changes in federal efforts to curb drug use. Those critics included a former counsel to the House Judiciary Committee, a prisoner who publishes a newspaper, and a sociologist. They are available for interviews:…

  • Environmentalists Critique Clinton Budget Waste

    WASHINGTON — Although the Clinton administration is hailing its new budget for record levels of spending on environmental protection and new clean air initiatives, critics said Thursday that many budget priorities actually encourage pollution and undermine a clean environment — while fleecing taxpayers. Environmentalists are sometimes accused of being “big government” boosters, but these experts…

  • Clinton’s New Budget: Behind the Rhetoric

    GREG SPEETER The executive director of the National Priorities Project, Speeter said: “The fact that we’re looking at increasing the Pentagon budget by $110 billion over the next five years, at a time when it ought to be going down, is ridiculous. Our domestic needs are increasing. We have a child poverty rate of 20.8…

  • Wider Perspectives on Senate Trial

    As the Senate trial of President Clinton continues, here are the perspectives of some analysts — available for interviews — outside the crossfire of Republicans and White House allies. TED GLICK The national coordinator of the Independent Progressive Politics Network, Glick said: “We hear a lot about polls and what people think of Clinton and…

  • Outside the Partisian Boxes: Other Views of Senate Trial

    By now, the public is very familiar with the partisan arguments over whether the Senate trial of President Clinton should continue. This week, loyal Democrats and Republicans are spinning as fervently as ever. But some other positions don’t fit into the partisan trenches. The Institute for Public Accuracy offers different perspectives on impeachment and the…

  • The Day After “State of the Union” Speech, Critics Charge Double Standard for Parents

    Some researchers said Wednesday that President Clinton’s proposal to provide a tax credit for parents who stay home to care for their children is based on a double standard. The specialists contended that Clinton’s new plan is at odds with his welfare reform policy. Among those available for interviews: MIMI ABRAMOVITZ A professor of social…

  • Assessing the “State of the Union”: Social Security, Education, Health Care

    With President Clinton’s State of the Union address focusing attention on such issues as Social Security, education and health care, the following policy analysts are available for interviews: SOCIAL SECURITY MARK WEISBROT Economist and research director at the Preamble Center, Weisbrot said: “Social Security never did need saving; proposals to `reform’ the system are driven…

  • With National Spotlight on the Senate, Campaign Finance Is a Simmering Issue

    With all eyes now on the Senate, advocates of campaign finance reform are pointing to the vast amounts of money that were required for the 100 senators to win their seats. Among those analysts available for interviews are: GWEN PATTON Archivist of the Montgomery Pioneer Voting Rights Activists at Trenholm State Technical College in Alabama,…

  • A Renewed Debate: Guns vs. Butter

    The Joint Chiefs of Staff told a congressional panel Tuesday afternoon that the nation needs a substantial boost in military spending. But some policy analysts dispute those assertions. The following researchers are available for interviews: WILLIAM HARTUNG A senior fellow of the World Policy Institute at the New School for Social Research and author of…

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