An Economic War Based on Lies

Trump’s massive escalation of his trade war was far worse than expected. The president just launched a major worldwide economic war for no real reason, and he and his allies cooked up bogus numbers to justify their unprovoked aggression. It is an economic war based on...

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The Real Scandal Is the Illegal War in Yemen

The Yemen Data Project reports that U.S. strikes in Yemen over the last week have killed at least 25 civilians, including four children. The initial strikes that top Trump administration officials were celebrating killed at least 13 civilians and injured nine more....

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Daniel Larison on An Extreme Ultimatum for Iran

Mike Waltz confirmed again that the Trump administration’s demands for Iran are extreme: MARGARET BRENNAN: Can you clarify? Is the U.S. seeking the dismantlement of Iran's nuclear program, or verification, like what President Obama put in place back in 2015 and...

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Daniel Larison: Israel Shatters the Gaza Ceasefire

The Israeli government was already deliberately starving the population of Gaza with their blockade, and now they have resumed intense bombing: Israel’s military launched a large-scale bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, breaking the fragile ceasefire...

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Trump Escalates the Illegal War in Yemen

The Trump administration is continuing and escalating the illegal war in Yemen: The United States began to carry out large-scale military strikes on Saturday against dozens of targets in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, according to local news...

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Wanting To ‘Own’ Gaza Is Insane

The president isn’t giving up on his insane expansionism: President Trump again reiterated his proposal for the United States to take over Gaza, telling reporters on Air Force One on Sunday that the strip of land was “a big real estate site” that the United States was...

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