US Wars and Military Action

Donald Trump, and Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday, March 26, 2026.

Trump’s TV-Warped Brain Is Putting the World in Danger Trump’s TV-Warped Brain Is Putting the World in Danger

The president is experiencing the Iran War almost entirely through misleading video clips—and that’s very bad news for all of us.

Mar 26, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Iran

Iran Iran

Tie.

Mar 25, 2026 / OppArt / Brian Stauffer

Satellite view of the Salalah oil storage fire after Iranian drone attack, on March 13, 2026.

How the War Has Led to the Largest Disruption of Energy Supplies in Decades How the War Has Led to the Largest Disruption of Energy Supplies in Decades

Unless a resolution is found, the impact is likely to grow.

Mar 25, 2026 / Stanley Reed

No Safe Ground for Iranian Women

No Safe Ground for Iranian Women No Safe Ground for Iranian Women

Oppression at home, bombs from abroad.

Mar 23, 2026 / OppArt / Adriana Mosquera Soto

Will the Iran War Destroy MAGA?

Will the Iran War Destroy MAGA? Will the Iran War Destroy MAGA?

Trump’s coalition is splintering over nationalism and Israel.

Mar 20, 2026 / Jeet Heer

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sits down for an interview with Bloomberg Television during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on February 14, 2026.

Trump’s National Security Strategy Is a Blueprint for White Nationalism Trump’s National Security Strategy Is a Blueprint for White Nationalism

Trump’s foreign policy reasoning mirrors the crackpot logic of a runaway authoritarian.

Mar 19, 2026 / Juan Cole

Activists place signs featuring AI robot dogs on the grounds of the National Mall to protest OpenAI’s decision to allow the Pentagon to use its AI technologies in developing autonomous weapons, on March, 6, 2026.

AI Goes to War AI Goes to War

Automated targeting, autonomous weapons, and nuclear decision-making.

Mar 19, 2026 / Michael T. Klare

People clear rubble away from a Tehran apartment bombed in the US/Israel war on Iran.

Getting Iran Wrong, to the Nth Power Getting Iran Wrong, to the Nth Power

Trump’s unhinged war in Iran is but an escalation of our willful misapprehension of the country’s history and makeup.

Mar 19, 2026 / David Faris

A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on February 28, 2026.

The Iran War Is America’s Own Suez Crisis The Iran War Is America’s Own Suez Crisis

The recent US military assault on Iran looks like past desperate bids to reclaim fading imperial glory.

Mar 18, 2026 / Alfred McCoy

Topple the Regime!

Topple the Regime! Topple the Regime!

Trump’s Iran war splinters his base.

Mar 17, 2026 / OppArt / Anthony Freda

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