The War on Iran—and Washington’s Missing Exit Strategy
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies he United States has once again launched a war in the Middle East based on false claims about weapons of mass destruction.…
US Argues ‘Emergency’ of Iran War Means Israel Needs 20,000+ More Bombs Without Congressional Approval
Jon Queally for Common Dreams The US State Department is hiding behind the war against Iran that was started by US President Donald Trump last week to justify an emergency…
‘The Military-Industrial Complex Is Winning’: While Bombing Iran, Trump Says Weapons Contractors to Boost Production
Jessica Corbett for Common Dreams After meeting with several chief executives at the White House on Friday—while also bombing Iran with Israel and threatening Cuba—US President Donald Trump said that…
I Spoke to Families in Gaza’s Largest Tent Camp. Here’s What They Told Me.
By Eman Abu Zayed for Truthout pproximately 92 percent of homes in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed since October 7, 2023. According to United Nations estimates, around 436,000 housing…
Recent Elections Show Weaponizing Antisemitism to Protect Israel Is Backfiring
Mohammed Samaana for Informed Comment Israel and its hard line supporters have long relied on weaponizing charges of antisemitism to silence critics and anyone who tried to highlight the plight…
As Another Oil-Fueled War Erupts, Study Reveals Planet Heating at Unprecedented Rate
Olivia Rosane for Common Dreams Nearly a week into President Donald Trump’s illegal war on Iran that is likely to increase climate-warming emissions, new research has found that the pace…
Israel Planned This War on Iran for 40 years. Everything Else is a Smoke Screen
Jonathan Cook Substack It is near impossible to make sense – at least from the justifications on offer – of what US President Donald Trump really hopes to achieve with…
Tax the Oligarchs: Sanders’ Billionaire Wealth Tax Takes Aim at America’s New Gilded Age
Posted by Joshua Scheer A new bill from Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna would impose a 5% annual tax on billionaire wealth—raising trillions to fund healthcare, housing, childcare, and direct…
The Billionaire Tax Battle: David Gamage on Inequality, Healthcare Funding, and the Myth of the Great Escape
This interview was done before the Bernie Sanders Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act which was announced Monday. There is more at the bottom of the page. As California…
War Expands: While Bombing Iran, US and Israel Attack Even More Countries
After launching a war of aggression against Iran, Israel invaded Lebanon and besieged Gaza. The US is arming Kurdish militants, shooting Pakistani protesters, and fighting in Ecuador. Trump even threatened…
Senator Joins Police to Eject Antiwar Marine From Hearing, Breaking His Arm
Police and Sheehy tried to force the protester out of the room as he yelled, “no one wants to fight for Israel.”
Who Bombed Girls’ School in Iran? Reporter Nilo Tabrizy on What We Know About Massacre, 175 Killed
Journalist Nilo Tabrizy describes how outside reporters have been able to verify the attack despite Iran’s internet blackout and says attempts are still being made to confirm whether the strike…
Trump Says He Must Have a Say in Picking Iran’s New Leader
“They are wasting their time. Khamenei’s son is a lightweight. I have to be involved in the appointment, like with Delcy in Venezuela," Trump said.
Epstein Army: Jeffrey Epstein Helped Place 18-Year-Old Woman in ‘Elite IDF Unit’
Emails show sex trafficking billionaire Jeffrey Epstein worked Israeli connections to help his lawyer’s daughter join an elite IDF unit. The woman, who Epstein wrote would make a “fantastic ambassador…