Saturday, May 2, 2026

Watching my students turn into soldiers of empire

A new generation of west pointers joins America’s hopeless wars.

Shrinking the Pentagon

Will the Biden administration dare cut military spending?

‘Death sentence for untold numbers of civilians’: Biden to permanently seize Afghan assets

"[Biden] says they'll ask a judge to establish a fund for part of the money to be used for humanitarian purposes in Afghanistan—at some point. But the problem is that more than 22 million Afghans are facing starvation today."

‘Genocidal machine’: Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah on Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s hospitals

“I blame the Western journalists, who perpetuated the narrative that militarized the hospital as a justifiable and acceptable target."

Israeli tank fire destroys last ICU in North Gaza, leaving patients without care amid...

Kamal Adwan Hospital’s intensive care unit is obliterated by Israeli forces, as Gaza’s healthcare and food supplies collapse under continued attacks and blockades.

Int’l Court of Justice asked to declare Israeli blockade of aid to Gaza civilians...

That is, the court is being asked to declare the current Israeli blockade of civilian food and other aid to Gaza illegal.

Epic Middle East Heat Wave is Being Compared to Weapon of Mass Destruction

Temperatures in the Middle East have reached record heights leaving scientists worried about the future.

Bush’s Iraq lies, uncontested, will haunt us under Trump

There is no decision more grave than taking your nation to war. There is nothing more criminal than basing that war on lies.

Mad bombers just so 20th century

Help us impeach this Tweeting Nuclear Option—and for Trump the nuclear option is not REPEAT NOT a metaphor.

It’s a $cam!

The evidence is in: the U.S. military is incapable of responsibly spending your tax dollars.