Trump signals ‘peace’ while expanding military footprint in Iran conflict
Contradictory statements from the White House coincide with troop deployments, market volatility, and renewed scrutiny of the United States’ military infrastructure across the Gulf.
Media malpractice: Blacking out genocide and disenfranchising Palestinian pain
American media’s Israel bias and censoring journalists.
The Terror We Give Is the Terror We Get
Is the barbarism we condemn the barbarism we commit? Chris Hedges discusses the line that separates the U.S. from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and how terror has become the engine of war.
Our man in Riyadh
So there is more than a little poetic justice – or is it irony? – in General Abizaid’s proposed posting to Riyadh.
Joe Biden, anti-interventionist president?
If the Biden Administration has successfully pulled away from the unpopular and unwinnable ‘War on Terror’, why aren’t they taking credit for it and winning over the segment of the U.S. population that might rally behind him for doing so?
Sanders challenges US aid to Israel, citing Gaza conflict and domestic needs
Senator Bernie Sanders stands against the $10 billion military aid to Israel's Netanyahu government amidst Gaza's humanitarian crisis, urging focus on U.S. domestic challenges.
Close-up of death culture: 1,000 in entertainment biz proclaim support for Gaza slaughter
How many more Palestinian civilians will Israel murder before such “support for Israel” begins to waver?
To avoid Armageddon, don’t modernize missiles — eliminate them
If reducing the dangers of nuclear war is a goal, the top priority should be to remove the triad’s ground-based leg—not modernize it.
Why guns?
From personal power to autocracy in Donald Trump's America
Why ending the Afghan war won’t end the killing
The imperial debris of war.