Thursday, March 28, 2024

The Cold War we can still lose – and why

A pathological president who can pardon convicted criminals or start a nuclear war poses a clear and present danger to the nation and the world.

All signs from Trump point to a coming conflict with Iran

Behind all of Trump's boneheaded policies in the Middle East is an unmistakable urge for confrontation with Iran.

Into the Afghan abyss (again)

How a failed drug war will defeat Trump’s Afghan adventure

The sacralization of war, American-style

Reaping what we sow.

No Pasaran: Ukraine 2022

Vladimir Putin is the Franco of today, and Ukraine must become the graveyard of Putinism.

Defenseless

We want a serious change in our federal spending priorities away from destruction to actual human needs.

U.S. chooses genocide over diplomacy in the Middle East

What Americans should be asking their government is this: Why are there still 2,500 U.S. troops in Iraq?

Israeli military’s targeted killing of journalist draws international condemnation, raises alarm on Press Freedom

The journalist, whose identity is being withheld due to security concerns, was not merely an accidental casualty but the specific target of a military operation.

The Costs of War, the Price of Peace

A new report, "Body Count", asserts that up to 1.3 million people have been killed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan in the first 10 years of the so-called war on terror. When will the cost of war be too much even for the people making money off of it?

Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Earliest Earth overshoot day ever, it's been over a year since MSNBC mentioned the war in Yemen, Trump wants to strip security clearance of those who have criticized him, and more.