US Wars and Military Action

Palestinians continue to return from the south to the north on the third day of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, carrying whatever belongings they could take, in Gaza City, Gaza on October 12, 2025.

Gaza Still Needs You Gaza Still Needs You

The fight for true Palestinian liberation is far from over.

Oct 13, 2025 / Jack Mirkinson

María Corina Machado appearing on Fox News after winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

The Nobel Peace Prize Just Surrendered to Trump The Nobel Peace Prize Just Surrendered to Trump

Trump is mad that he didn’t win. But by honoring María Corina Machado, the Nobel Committee has endorsed his war against Venezuela—and continued Europe’s MAGA groveling.

Oct 13, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks to senior military members on September 30, 2025, in Quantico, Virginia.

The Dark Satire of Pete Hegseth’s Quantico Speech The Dark Satire of Pete Hegseth’s Quantico Speech

The secretary of war’s plea for discipline collapses into its opposite—a demand for wanton violence and mayhem 

Oct 8, 2025 / Lyle Jeremy Rubin

Trump and Hegseth deliver an announcement at the Oval Office

Trump and Hegseth’s Plan for the “War Within” Trump and Hegseth’s Plan for the “War Within”

‘They spit, we hit.’

Oct 7, 2025 / Michael T. Klare

Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, DC, the United States, September 30, 2025.

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

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at a podium gesticulating in front of a large American flag.

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

President Donald Trump signs an executive order renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (C) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine shake hands, in the Oval Office of the White House on September 5, 2025, in Washington, DC.

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 signing executive orders

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 speaks at the Fighting Oligarchy rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on May 2, 2025.

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 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

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