Category: Thinking Politically

To any reasonable person, a ceasefire is exactly what it sounds like: It is the total cessation of military attacks to end a war. But to the mainstream American media outlets covering the U.S.–Israel war with Iran, what constitutes a “ceasefire” is a rhetorical exercise.

Israeli soldiers went door to door in the border village of Ain Arab, forcing residents from their homes at gunpoint as part of a systematic campaign to empty large swathes of southern Lebanon.

Ralph Nader examines the Trump administration’s deep cuts to USAID under Donald Trump and Elon Musk, arguing that the withdrawal of humanitarian aid has accelerated preventable deaths among children and vulnerable communities across the Global South. Drawing on reporting by Nicholas Kristof and medical research, the article links reductions in health and food assistance to…

At a time when the American public is expressing unprecedented levels of distrust in the Israeli government, Congress just proposed tying the U.S. to the Israeli military more than ever before. Buried in the House’s version of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) released on Tuesday, is section 224, entitled “United States-Israel Defense Technology…

To grasp the durability of the Bolivarian Revolution just four months after the kidnapping of President Maduro and the attack on the country, it is not enough to look at the state, leadership, or even economic policy, although we should not forgo the analysis on that terrain. One also has to examine a different terrain:…

The Chadian troops arriving in Haiti are the visible arm of imperialist intervention in which the United States projects force without putting its own boots on the ground.

Medea Benjamin examines the U.S. indictment of Raúl Castro over the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shoot down and places it within the long history of hostile U.S.-Cuba relations. The article recalls repeated warnings from Cuban authorities about airspace violations, newly declassified U.S. documents acknowledging the risks, and Washington’s broader regime-change policies toward Cuba. It…

Marjorie Cohn examines the long history of U.S. efforts to bring about regime change in Cuba, from the Bay of Pigs invasion to the tightening of sanctions under the Trump administration. The article details the humanitarian impact of the blockade, including shortages of fuel, food, medicine, and electricity, alongside growing fears of military escalation. It…