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The Regime Change President Who Won’t (or Can’t) Actually Change Any Regimes
The Iran war shows that Trump is loving his military interventions — but they are never what he claims them to...
Trump’s Orwellian Board of Peace Consists Entirely of Human Rights Abusers
An Intercept analysis finds that every single Board of Peace member state has been rebuked for human rights vi...
Trump’s Iran Attack Was Illegal, Former U.S. Military Officials Allege
“This is an introduction of U.S. forces into hostilities. It absolutely triggers the 48-hour notice requiremen...
Fool Me Twice: The Case for War With Iran Is Even Thinner Than It Was for Iraq
The case for invading Iraq was based on lies. The Trump administration’s case for war with Iran hardly exists...
Pro-Palestine International Students Have Won in Court. Why Hasn’t Mahmoud Khalil Won His Freedom?
One of Trump’s tricks is to send people to Louisiana where they get harsher treatment. Mahmoud Khalil is point...
The U.S. and Israel Killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. What Comes Next?
“This tells any potential adversaries of the U.S.: Get nuclear weapons. Hedging is not a strategy.” The post T...
Made-in-America Guns Are Fueling Death and Destruction in Mexico
The killing of drug cartel kingpin El Mencho has led to retaliatory violence in Mexico — much of it carried ou...
Democrats Finally Get Around to Forcing Iran War Powers Vote
With Congress not reconvening until next week, there’s a chance the vote might come after attacks start. The p...
Florida Might Make Its Own Spy Squad. Muslims Think They Have a Pretty Good Idea Who’ll Be Targeted.
An Israeli spyware firm is tracking the GOP legislation, according to lobbying disclosures. The post Florida M...
Democrats Should Never Again Rise to Trump’s Anti-Trans Bait
Democrats stayed seated as Trump attacked trans kids at the State of the Union. With midterms coming, there’s...
Trump Uses the Courts to Intimidate Critics. The Media Must Fight Back.
Federal agencies are using investigations to stifle speech and chill the questioning of those in power. The po...
Zohran Mamdani Kept Columbia Student in New York — Then Phoned With Trump to Secure Her Release
ICE agents pretended to be New York Police Department officers to get into Columbia housing, a member of the N...
Private Prison Falsified Records in Detainee’s Death in ICE Custody
Investigators found GEO Group staff falsely logged visits and failed to meet ICE standards on the morning of a...
There's No "Progressive Foreign Policy" Without a Reckoning for Dems Who Supported Genocide
Before Democrats can articulate a more humane foreign policy, they need to reckon with the mortal sin of the g...
Rambling Man: Trump’s State of the Union
Akela Lacy, Jessica Washington, and Jordan Uhl on Trump’s speech and the Democratic Party’s response. The post...
Trump Won’t Stop Trying to Punish Kilmar Abrego Garcia
A federal judge must decide whether Abrego is the target of a “vindictive prosecution” by the Trump administra...
Trump Demanded El Mencho’s Head. Mexicans Are Paying the Price.
The violence in Mexico is fueled by U.S. guns and money. Killing a cartel boss won’t change that. The post Tru...
Mexico Got Help Killing Drug Lord From Secretive U.S. Campaign Led by FBI and ICE
The U.S. military’s intelligence sharing came as part of a new “counter cartel” task force focused on the U.S....