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White House Wants $895 Billion for Pentagon and Nukes in Fiscal Year 2025
After adjusting for inflation, that’s only slightly less than last year’s proposal, but far higher than Cold War levels.
Terrorist Attack and Election Pave Way for Putin to Intensify Repression and War
Political theorist Ilya Budraitskis analyzes the terrorist attack, the Russian election and the trajectory of war.
US Unveils Ambiguous UN Security Council Ceasefire Resolution
Meanwhile, Israel’s ongoing attack on Al-Shifa Hospital has once again displaced Palestinians seeking shelter inside.
Biden Plan for Temporary Humanitarian Aid Port in Gaza Slammed as PR Stunt
Critics point out aid infrastructure already exists but that Israel keeps attacking and obstructing it.
We Must Resist Any Erasure of Why Aaron Bushnell’s Young Life Came to an End
He cried out for a free Palestine, and yet the US media set out to suppress the meaning and purpose of his sacrifice.
What Needs to Be Done to Get Russia and Ukraine to the Negotiating Table?
Activist Medea Benjamin and professor Stephen Crowley debate the role of US funding in the path toward negotiations.
Hospitals Should Be Places of Healing — Not Military Targets
With US funding, Israel is invading, bombing and destroying hospitals in Gaza and the West Bank.
US Military Considers Civilians Expendable Despite New Harm Mitigation Plan
It has a long history of killing civilians in airstrikes, not investigating the deaths and ignoring pleas for apology.
War Hawks Call for Military Response After Drone Attack on US Troops in Jordan
GOP and Democratic members of Congress called on Biden to respond with strikes inside Iran, which denies involvement.
Biden Reportedly Prepping for a Sustained US Assault on Yemen
There's no indication that Biden intends to seek congressional authorization for the open-ended US military campaign.