Monday, July 14, 2025

Tag: war

What happens when Russian and Ukrainian soldiers come home?

Russian and Ukrainian soldiers will eventually largely lay down their arms, but as the Soviet Afghanistan War shows, returning from the frontlines causes its own issues.

Only 15 senators back effort to block arms to Israel as...

Despite an escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and allegations of war crimes, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly rejected resolutions to halt $8.8 billion in weapons sales to Israel, with only 15 senators supporting the effort.

Why more environmental justice organizations must join the call for a...

An open letter initiated by CODEPINK urges the world to take the arduous baby step of recognizing the deadly intersection of war and environmental destruction.

Leaked messages show US officials celebrating Yemen airstrike that killed civilians

Newly revealed Signal messages expose top Trump administration officials boasting about deadly strikes on civilian areas, sparking accusations of war crimes.

The first 50 days

While there are already all too many examples of that very sort of perversification, let me just focus on several that could prove crucial when it comes to the future of our imperiled democracy.

The illusion of ceasefires

The Israeli government has now adopted a strategy of inflicting overwhelming violence until Hamas capitulates by releasing the remaining hostages.

Israeli airstrike hits Gaza hospital with US doctors inside, killing civilians...

The attack came just hours after U.S. doctors volunteering at the hospital spoke to Western media outlets, condemning Israel’s military actions in Gaza.

Israel’s war on Gaza is deliberately targeting children—new UN report

The renewed bombing follows repeated violations of the ceasefire terms by Israel.

Why ‘pro-Israel, pro-peace’ advocates cling to genocide denial

But very few members of Congress dare to acknowledge that reality, while their silence and denials scream out complicity.

Israel’s assault kills 174 children in Gaza in one of the...

With at least 174 children killed in a single day, Israel’s renewed bombing campaign in Gaza marks one of the most devastating assaults in the region’s history, violating ceasefire agreements and worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis.

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Nuclear reactors stoke the climate they claim to cool

Heatwaves force European reactors offline while solar keeps the lights on.

What else but seething, punitive MAGA grievance explains its undying loyalty – absent real-world...

Whatever MAGA lives lack, brutalizing the even less powerful won’t resolve their miseries.

Seven children killed in Israeli strike on Gaza water site amid growing evidence of...

As Israel admits to a “technical error” in a drone strike that killed children waiting for water, new reports detail a systemic campaign of targeting Gaza’s basic survival infrastructure under U.S. and Western-backed military operations.

Common weedkiller ingredient diquat linked to organ damage and gut harm as EPA resists...

New research shows diquat, used in place of glyphosate, is more toxic and banned abroad but widely sprayed in US agriculture.

Noem calls to eliminate FEMA after delaying Texas flood response by days

FEMA officials say Kristi Noem’s own approval policy caused life-threatening delays before she used them to justify dismantling the agency.