Thursday, April 23, 2026

The hidden costs of “national security”

Ten ways your tax dollars pay for war – past, present, and future.

Let the media coverage of Manchester victims be a model for all young victims...

“These terrorist attacks are not confined to Europe. They take place every single day in Iraq, in Syria, in Afghanistan, in Pakistan and Yemen, Bahrain.”

The Vietnam and Gaza wars shattered young illusions about US leaders

Six decades later, it took much less time for young Americans to turn decisively against their government’s key role of arming Israel’s war on Gaza.

Averting Crisis: Global Calls for Restraint as Tensions Escalate Between Israel and Iran

Amidst calls for peace, a night of retaliation heightens fears of an all-out war.

What’s the Meaning of Failure?

The dishonesty of words illustrates the dishonesty of America’s wars.
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Trump sends troops to the Turkish-Syrian border

Trump is in the position of trying to separate and make peace among two American allies.

When Israeli warplanes rain death on Gaza, the copilot is Uncle Sam

Arming Israel still has bipartisan support in Washington.

Biden administration advances $1 billion arms sale to Israel amid ongoing Gaza conflict

As the U.S. prepares to ship another billion dollars’ worth of arms to Israel, progressive voices question the alignment with international humanitarian standards and the potential impacts on Palestinian civilian areas.
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‘We have lost all credibility’: Hala Rharrit on quitting State Dept. & ending US...

Rharrit says she found the Biden administration unmovable in its “counterproductive policy,” which she believes has gravely harmed U.S. interests in the Middle East.
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Palestinian American woman tries to save family in Gaza after her mom dies awaiting...

We speak with Narmin Abushaban in Detroit whose mother died from lack of medical care while waiting to leave Gaza; she is working now to rescue the rest of her family members.