US Wars and Military Action

Anti-war protesters rally in Los Angeles on June 22 after the Trump administration bombed Iran with the largest B-2 bomber strike in US history.

“No Kings” Has to Become “No More Wars” “No Kings” Has to Become “No More Wars”

Donald Trump killed the anti-war right—but offers a chance to revive the anti-war left.

Jun 23, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Wrecking Crew

Wrecking Crew Wrecking Crew

Fighting back.

Jun 20, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Smoke fumes cover a neighborhood in Beirut following an Israeli air strike on October 19, 2024.

The Climate Costs of War The Climate Costs of War

Scientific analyses show that the Ukraine and Middle East wars have unleashed staggering amounts of planet-warming emissions.

Jun 20, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

One time never-Trumper Bill Kristol—pictured here at a panel on

Those Sometimes-Trump Neocons Are Returning to the Fold Over Iran Those Sometimes-Trump Neocons Are Returning to the Fold Over Iran

As the president backs Israel’s long-awaited war with Iran, his neoconservative critics find themselves in an awkward position.

Jun 20, 2025 / Column / David Klion

People march in Times Square during a rally calling for the Trump administration not to go to war with Iran, on June 18, 2025, in New York City.

The Time to Stop Donald Trump’s Iran War Is Now! The Time to Stop Donald Trump’s Iran War Is Now!

America’s TACO president needs to fear popular backlash as much as he does hawks.

Jun 20, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Iran, Israel, and the Crisis of Legitimacy

Iran, Israel, and the Crisis of Legitimacy Iran, Israel, and the Crisis of Legitimacy

An interview with Richard Falk.

Jun 19, 2025 / Richard Falk and Daniel Falcone

At least we are many: Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in The Hague to protest Israel’s war on Palestinians.

At Least We Are Many: Resisting the Drums of War At Least We Are Many: Resisting the Drums of War

Israel’s assaults on Iran are attacks from an actively genocidal nuclear state on an already oppressed people. We must oppose US involvement and calls for craven acquiescence.

Jun 18, 2025 / Kaveh Akbar

Smoke rises from the area where Israeli forces struck the Iranian state television building in Tehran, Iran, on June 16, 2025. The Iranian Radio and Television Broadcasting Corporation reported in a statement that its building in the capital Tehran was targeted by Israel.

The Iranian People—Abandoned at Home and Abroad The Iranian People—Abandoned at Home and Abroad

“We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran,” Donald Trump just boasted on Truth Social. The key word here being “We”—meaning Netanyahu and Trump.

Jun 18, 2025 / Tara Kangarlou

Protesters tried to hold a line against riot police but pushed back with less lethal munitions during a march against ICE raids in Downtown Los Angeles, June 15, 2025.

An Urgent Message From the Streets of Los Angeles An Urgent Message From the Streets of Los Angeles

“Nos tienen miedo porque no tenemos miedo” (They fear us because we do not fear them).

Jun 18, 2025 / Roberto Lovato

Representatives Thomas Massie and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, two cosponsors of the House resolution against war with Iran.

The US Should Not Support Israel’s War on Iran, Say Democrats and Republicans The US Should Not Support Israel’s War on Iran, Say Democrats and Republicans

Bernie Sanders has sponsored an anti-war resolution in the Senate, while conservative Thomas Massie is doing the same in the House.

Jun 17, 2025 / John Nichols

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