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Trump Says “Wars Can Be Fought ‘Forever’” as US, Israel Unleash Terror in Iran
The administration has not clearly outlined its goals for the Iran war — and, by extension, what would allow it to end.
Trump Has Made the US War Machine a Spectacle – and It’s Spectacularly Unpopular
Trump has brought the full extent of the war machine out into the open. Let’s channel public anger into organizing.
Somali Communities Are Building Collective Power in the Face of Trump’s Attacks
Minnesota’s Somali community has organized mutual aid and neighborhood patrols amid Trump’s campaign to crush them.
Renee Good’s Extrajudicial Killing Escalated the Normalization of State Terror
What happens next will determine whether Good’s killing sets a precedent for more state violence.
Trump Is Betting MAGA Fans Will Relish an Expanded War on Drugs
Trump’s invasion of Venezuela fuses the deeply unpopular “war on drugs” with the “war on terror.”
Trump Designates Fentanyl as a “Weapon of Mass Destruction”
The declaration comes as Trump has been escalating his illegal and unprovoked military campaign against Venezuela.
Decades of Global Drone War Made Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree Possible
The so-called war on terror laid the foundations for Trump to turn international waters into one-sided battlefields.
Trump Is Using National Guard Attack to Collectively Punish Communities of Color
Trump has wreaked collective punishment on immigrants following the shooting of two National Guard members in DC.
Suspect in National Guard Shooting Brought the CIA’s Shadow War Home
Rahmanullah Lakanwal was between 14 and 16 years old when he became a CIA-backed militiaman in Afghanistan.
War Criminal Dick Cheney Dead at 84, With Blood of Millions on His Hands
Cheney’s legacy more than outlives him; he reshaped the very structures of war and authoritarianism at home and abroad.