Thursday, September 18, 2025

Manna from Hell

While soldiers who go to war risk death, the big corporations that go to war reap perpetual profits.

Foreign aid that costs an arm and a leg – literally

The U.S.-funded Israeli military is shooting so many unarmed Palestinians that the UN is warning of an amputation crisis in Gaza.

Doubling Down on a Failed Strategy

Expanding the base infrastructure in the Greater Middle East will only perpetuate a militarized foreign policy premised on assumptions about the efficacy of war that should have been discredited long ago.

Searching for Rojava

Rojava’s experiment is no more than a radical democracy, which grew out of a cult of personality. So why is an experiment in direct democracy under siege the best-kept secret in the Middle East?

US lawmakers’ opposition to genocide case against Israel sparks controversy amid AIPAC’s influence

The letter, sent to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, reflects the position of a significant number of U.S. lawmakers on the sensitive issue of Israel's actions in Gaza.

Who’s enabling Putin’s enablers?

We need a progressive politics that shows solidarity with all victims of military violence — while resisting the militarism of our own government.

Berrigan’s Witness to Nonviolence Challenged Church and Nation

Jesuit Fr. Daniel Berrigan will be remembered for challenging the conscience of the Catholic church and the nation on the dangers of militarism.

Mission Impossible

Keeping Track of U.S. Special Ops in Africa.

Endless war is a feature of our national programming

Do we have the collective courage to make a better fate for ourselves by pulling the plug on the war machine?