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Pentagon plan reveals standing military force for rapid deployment in US...

Leaked documents show Trump administration proposal to create a permanent National Guard “quick reaction force” to quell domestic unrest, raising concerns over legality, militarization, and civil liberties.

Chilling parallels

Does the Trump team's purge of Pentagon photos raise sinister echoes from the past?

Feeding the warfare state

In short, as of now, in the battle between welfare and warfare, the militarists are carrying the day.

Trump reportedly greenlights Iran attack plans as military buildup expands

Reports reveal trump’s private approval of attack plans as U.S. forces deploy across Europe and Middle East amid rising pressure from Israeli and GOP war hawks.

Chaos & cruelty: Trump deploys thousands of soldiers to put down...

Trump’s budget bill would fund a massive expansion of federal immigration enforcement and turn it into a threat to the civil rights of everyone.

The end of human rights?

The Trump administration’s assault on human rights comes against the background of years of policy decisions in Washington that too often cast aside such concerns in favor of supposedly more important “strategic” interests.

Hegseth clamps down on Pentagon press access as military budget hits...

As the Trump administration pushes for a $1 trillion military budget, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has imposed unprecedented restrictions on journalists at the Pentagon, raising alarm over transparency, accountability, and the future of press freedom.

The ever-expanding war machine

Dismantling the government while pumping up the Pentagon.

Elon Musk stands to get even richer as Trump backs $1...

William Hartung blasts the promised budget as “completely unnecessary” and says that “almost the only beneficiaries are going to be the weapons manufacturers.”

Ending militarism in America

Taking on the MICIMATT(SH)!

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Two rogue, global criminal egomaniacs walk into a closed-door bar . . . what...

Two rogue, global criminal egomaniacs walk into a closed-door bar . . . what could go wrong? 

What’s happened to ‘America the Beautiful?’ Autocracy, MAGA, ICE, heartless cruelty

It’s now become a country that seems to have lost its heart and soul, and is like a barren likeness of its former self.

GOP lawmaker cashed out health investments while backing Trump’s $1 trillion Medicaid cuts

Rep. Rob Bresnahan pledged to end congressional stock trading but has become one of the most active traders in Washington, selling healthcare assets as he voted to slash Medicaid and threaten Pennsylvania’s struggling hospitals.

Trump administration halts visas for Gazans as children arrive for medical care

State Department suspends temporary humanitarian visas after right wing backlash, leaving thousands of Palestinian children without access to urgent treatment.

US-Russia talks: The choice between peace and Escalation 

As negotiations progress, U.S. officials must be honest about the U.S. role in provoking this crisis.