Congress Melts Down Over Israel Again
Ryan Grim and Beth Miller of Jewish Voice for Peace Action discuss the House resolution declaring unconditional support for Israel’s government.
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Spy Agencies Skewed Intel to Please Trump, and Obama Too
“Individuals looked to avoid conflict and please political masters,” a Pentagon-backed RAND corporation study finds.
America’s Shadow War in Yemen Has Its Own Racist Military Swag
A photo of the “Houthi Hunting Club” patch — which disappeared from the Pentagon’s website — shows how the U.S. dehumanizes its enemies.
A Presidential Ticket That Supports the War Powers Act?
Presidents tend to resist the checks put in place after Vietnam, but in the past Harris and Walz asserted Congress’s authority over war-making.
Thomas Friedman and the Red Lines in Journalism on Israel and Palestine
His column comparing Middle East nations to insects reveals how the New York Times publishes crimes against human cognition.
Rep. Mike Johnson’s Largest Donor Was AIPAC. He’s Trying to Cut Free Tax Filing to Send Weapons to Israel.
Johnson’s first order of business as House speaker is to seek budget cuts in exchange for a $14 billion aid package for Israel.
Biden's Failing Mind Might Explain His Incoherent Gaza Policy
Biden’s approach to Gaza isn’t just immoral, it’s incoherent. A new candidate could break with his confused course for good.
Dick Durbin, AIPAC’s First Successful Recruit, Becomes First Senator to Call for Gaza Ceasefire
Durbin’s willingness to tiptoe ahead of his colleagues is all the more surprising given his own electoral history.
U.S.-Trained Niger Junta Kicks Out U.S. Troops, Drone Base
The junta denounced the “condescending attitude” of an American delegation that tried to save a quarter-billion-dollar U.S. base in Niger.
Florida Democrat Who Voted to Censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib Quits Progressive Caucus
Rep. Lois Frankel, a staunch Israel supporter, quietly left the Congressional Progressive Caucus amid an internal split over Israel’s siege on Gaza.