Monday, February 23, 2026

Iran crisis exposes the impotence of America’s Neoliberal War Machine

Could the stark choice our country is facing in Iran be a turning point, a moment when the American people will stand up and clearly, strongly say “No” to war, before our corrupt leaders can plunge Iran?

How the US weaponizes starvation and aid in Gaza & Cuba

Like Fidel Castro said to the UN in 1979: “if we do not resolve today’s injustices and inequalities peacefully and wisely, the future will be apocalyptic.”

Israeli restrictions at Rafah leave Gaza’s sick waiting as evacuations stall

Health officials warn that Israeli screening at Gaza’s southern crossing is so restrictive that thousands awaiting treatment could die before being allowed to leave.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel rally against military conscription, with one killed after they attack...

Even the proposed legislation restoring exemption from conscription is not worded in a way that it is acceptable to many Haredim, who are therefore peeved at Shas.

Trump bypassed Congress while briefing oil executives ahead of Venezuela attack

Trump’s own words about tipping off oil companies, “getting the oil flowing,” and taking “reimbursement” collide with legal warnings, massive cost estimates, and accusations of donor-driven war making.

“We will never again be a colony”: Venezuela defies Trump as global protests erupt...

With Nicolás Maduro detained in Brooklyn and at least 40 reportedly killed, Venezuelan leaders project unity while protests spread worldwide and US lawmakers warn of an illegal war.

The perilous shift in US weapons sales to Taiwan

It raises the question; Is Beijing taking notice?

Why is the United States drawn to war?

The financial kings, the bankers and billionaires, need make only one little mistake in order for the chain of command to be handed over to the military in the United States.

Netanyahu presses Trump for renewed Iran war push amid widening regional disputes

As Israel’s prime minister heads to Mar-a-Lago, reports indicate he will seek U.S. backing for new military action against Iran while clashing with Washington over Gaza, Syria, and Lebanon.

Trump declares naval blockade against Venezuela as lawmakers warn of unauthorized act of war

President Trump’s order to block sanctioned oil tankers near Venezuela escalates military tensions, raises constitutional and international law concerns, and jolts global oil markets.