Thursday, April 23, 2026

The threat of Bolton has receded — but not the threat of war

The national security adviser entered the Trump administration as a predictable warmonger with an unslakable thirst for power. He streamlined the national...

Egypt’s el-Sissi and Putin Pledge Common Front Against Terrorism

Putin is attempting to draw Egypt into a common front against terrorism. The two have some common economic interests, as well. Russia is offering to build Egypt a nuclear power plant, and Egypt is offering Russia some free trade zones along the refurbished Suez Canal.

Roses dressed in black

The words and actions of our nation’s leaders have revealed a staggering, even willful, historical amnesia about the disastrous repercussions of America’s twenty-first-century war-mongering.

Media largely ignored Gaza famine when there was time to avert mass starvation

Major U.S. media, likewise, bear a share of responsibility for the hunger-related deaths in Gaza.

On Gaza, most Congress members have been moral failures. Don’t grade them on a...

Capitol Hill remains a friendly place for the Israeli government as it keeps receiving massive arms shipments courtesy of U.S. taxpayers.
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‘Stop profiting off genocide’: 200 arrested at Jewish Voice for peace protest at NY...

We discuss the historic mass protest, which called for an Israeli arms embargo and an end to war profiteering by companies like Raytheon and Lockheed Martin.

The winner in Afghanistan: China

Does this debacle mark the decline of Washington's world leadership?

Iran retaliation revives scrutiny of US military bases across the Gulf

Iranian strikes on Gulf energy sites and renewed threats against American installations are exposing how decades of US military expansion in the Middle East have tied Washington to regional regimes while increasing risks of wider war.

Israel, the United States, and the rhetoric of the War on Terror

Has the war on terror narrative proven to be remarkably enduring?

After 20 years and over $2.6 trillion, the US has lost its longest war...

And we still aren’t truly leaving, as Biden says bombings will still continue, as will “over the horizon” attacks on the Taliban.