Saturday, June 20, 2026

A thousand times worse

In reality, Americans have never been shy about killing on a mass scale in the alleged cause of righteousness and democracy.

‘De-certifying’ the Iran deal may be Trump’s most reckless decision yet

Iran is complying with the nuclear deal. Trump, on the other hand, is risking a war – and torching U.S. credibility.

Israeli airstrikes kill 73 in Gaza just hours after ceasefire announcement, including 20 children

Israeli strikes escalate in Gaza even as cease-fire talks continue amidst a humanitarian crisis.

Why binary thinking on Russia’s invasion is a losing strategy

We urgently need a progressive politics that extends solidarity with the victims of military violence—no matter which state perpetrates it—and resists the militarism of our own governments.

Tread carefully

The folly of the next Afghan “surge.”

That expression Trump keeps using

It doesn’t mean what he thinks it means.

Escalation in Yemen: Israeli airstrikes and Houthi retaliations deepen regional conflict

A new front emerges in the Middle East as Israeli airstrikes target Yemen’s Hodeidah port following Houthi drone attacks on Tel Aviv, raising concerns of a broader regional conflict.

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.

There’s No Business Like the Arms Business

Weapons “R” Us (But You’d Never Know It)

The royal touch

How Saudi money keeps Washington at war in Yemen.