Democrats Must Oppose Trump’s War on Venezuela Democrats Must Oppose Trump’s War on Venezuela
Trump’s attacks on alleged drug boats are illegal acts of murder. But too many Democrats are shying away from calling the president out.
Oct 3, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Hegseth’s Quantico Farce: Terrifying, or Oddly Reassuring? Hegseth’s Quantico Farce: Terrifying, or Oddly Reassuring?
Trump and the defense secretary summoned top military leaders to the side of authoritarianism and abuse, but the officers did not thrill to the message.
Oct 1, 2025 / Joan Walsh
Rebranding to the “Department of War” Will Surely Fix Everything Rebranding to the “Department of War” Will Surely Fix Everything
Quick: Name one clear triumph in a meaningful war for the United States since 1945.
Sep 23, 2025 / William Astore
Trump Is No “President of Peace” Trump Is No “President of Peace”
He’s spoiling for war.
Sep 18, 2025 / William D. Hartung
Bernie Sanders: It Is Genocide Bernie Sanders: It Is Genocide
Many experts have now concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. I agree.
Sep 17, 2025 / Sen. Bernie Sanders
Pushback Over Trump’s DC Military Takeover Pushback Over Trump’s DC Military Takeover
The man who threw his sandwich at a National Guardsman became a symbol of resistance.
Sep 16, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
The GOP’s Bloated Pentagon Budget Is Indefensible The GOP’s Bloated Pentagon Budget Is Indefensible
The House just approved $892.6 billion in military spending—continuing the march toward $1 trillion defense budgets.
Sep 12, 2025 / John Nichols
The Catastrophe of Democratic Foreign Policy The Catastrophe of Democratic Foreign Policy
A new book on the Biden’s wars serves as a stark reminder that the Democrats need to formulate a new foreign policy—as well as reckon with the one they had.
Sep 9, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Duss
With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America
The attack on a ship off the Venezuelan coast is the first time the US has carried out a deadly military operation on its own in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama.
Sep 8, 2025 / Michael Fox
From Guernica to Gaza, the Cruelty of Airpower Has Remained Unchecked From Guernica to Gaza, the Cruelty of Airpower Has Remained Unchecked
Nine decades have passed since aerial technology began assisting war makers—since then, it has become a tool of systemic brutality.
Sep 3, 2025 / Norman Solomon