Medea Benjamin and Ariel Gold
Medea Benjamin is cofounder of CODEPINK for Peace, and author of several books, including Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Ariel Gold is national co-director of CODEPINK for Peace.
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As National Guard deployment grows and Section 740 takeover faces legal tests, residents report civil liberties concerns while officials defend public safety rationale.
Pentagon plan reveals standing military force for rapid deployment in US cities
Leaked documents show Trump administration proposal to create a permanent National Guard “quick reaction force” to quell domestic unrest, raising concerns over legality, militarization, and civil liberties.
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Thanks to its own greed, egotism, buffoonery, incompetence, and ruthlessness, the MAGA cult is already splitting apart, squandering its overweening power.
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