Escalation on Many Fronts Escalation on Many Fronts
The world’s problems are our problem.
Nov 28, 2025 / OppArt / Giulio Bonasera
Will Technology Save Us From a Nuclear Attack? Will Technology Save Us From a Nuclear Attack?
So far, the Golden Dome seems more like a marketing concept designed to enrich arms contractors and burnish Trump’s image rather than a carefully thought-out defense program.
Nov 27, 2025 / Ashley Gate and William D. Hartung
The Security Council’s Resolution on Gaza Makes Trump Its New Overlord The Security Council’s Resolution on Gaza Makes Trump Its New Overlord
The resolution is not only a possible violation of UN rules, it also makes the administration directly responsible for Palestinian oppression.
Nov 26, 2025 / Phyllis Bennis
Cubans Watch the Escalating US-Venezuelan Crisis Cubans Watch the Escalating US-Venezuelan Crisis
For most people on the island, the threat is just one more worry amid a grueling economic crisis.
Nov 26, 2025 / Marc Frank
A Peace Prize for Trump the Militarist? A Peace Prize for Trump the Militarist?
While he has been more reluctant than some presidents to put US troops in harm’s way, Trump has dismissed checks on his use of military force, saying, “We’re just gonna kill peopl...
Nov 25, 2025 / Stephen Zunes
Boris Kagarlitsky on the Trump Administration’s 28-Point Plan to End the Ukraine War Boris Kagarlitsky on the Trump Administration’s 28-Point Plan to End the Ukraine War
From prison, the eminent critic of Putin and the war calls for the conflict to end.
Nov 24, 2025 / Boris Kagarlitsky
Congress Should Push Back Against the New US-Saudi Arms Agreement Congress Should Push Back Against the New US-Saudi Arms Agreement
We should not let a few business deals, however lucrative, tie America to a regime that is more likely to entangle America in a new Middle East conflict.
Nov 24, 2025 / William D. Hartung
Flying While Brown and Bearded Flying While Brown and Bearded
The director of the FBI and the mayor of the largest city in America now look like me. When will TSA stop singling us out?
Nov 22, 2025 / Shaan Sachdev
Worldwide Condemnation of Israel’s Actions Worldwide Condemnation of Israel’s Actions
Netanyahu’s genocidal war on Palestine must end.
Nov 19, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
House Republicans Defy Trump; Plus, When WWII Vets Came Home House Republicans Defy Trump; Plus, When WWII Vets Came Home
On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols comments on the politics around release of the Epstein files, and David Nasaw discusses The Wounded Generation.
Nov 19, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener