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Trump’s Iran War: And the Big Fool Says Push On

April 8, 2026 Joseph Gerson

Fact-checking the bald-face lies in a morally obscene address by the most criminally corrupt and morally bankrupt US president in the history of the nation. We were waist deep in the Big Muddy The big fool said to push on —Pete Seeger On April Fool’s […]

The Use and Abuse of Holy Week in Boston, Washington, and Rome

April 8, 2026 Jeannie Connerney

As Christians celebrated Holy Week around the world, messages from activists at Good Friday peace events and statements from Pope Leo contrasted starkly with the shamefully bizarre words coming out of the Trump administration. The imagery drawn from Christianity was used in a manner so […]

Palestinians Commemorate Land Day as Israel Legalizes Their Executions

March 31, 2026 Jeannie Connerney

Fifty years ago on March 30, 1976, six unarmed Palestinians were murdered by Israeli soldiers and police as they protested illegal confiscation of Arab land in the West Bank. Israel had planned to expropriate approximately 7.7 miles of land for Jewish settlements and military use […]

Brian Garvey speaks at the "Stop the War on Iran Rally", Boston, March 2, 2026, a freezing day. Source: Cole Harrison, Randy Wurster

Opposing War with Iran Means No Funding — and No Excuses

March 19, 2026 Brian Garvey

by Brian Garvey Congress voted two ways on the same day — and in doing so, told us exactly where things are headed. Congress Failed on a Party-Line Vote The Senate rejected a War Powers Resolution 47–53. The House defeated a similar measure 212–219. Both […]

Protest, Dublin. MAPA photo/ Jeannie Connerney

Saint Patrick’s Day Bootlicking at the White House

March 19, 2026 Jeannie Connerney

by Jeannie Connerney “What we have witnessed in recent days in the Middle East, and beyond, are not political disputes. They are deliberate assaults on international law, the international laws that have underpinned global peace for eighty years. We must name them as such, without […]

After Killing Little Girls, We Strut and Preen

March 11, 2026 Matt Bivens

Hegseth: “This was never meant to be a fair fight. And it is not a fair fight. We are punching them while they’re down, which is exactly how it should be.” by Matt Bivens, M.D. This article was originally published by the author on Substack, […]

The Iran War is an Affordability Disaster for American Families

March 6, 2026 Brian Garvey

by Brian Garvey We are one week into Trump’s war on Iran. Gas prices are already up more than 11%. The Dow Jones has erased all of its 2026 gains. These are the real, immediate costs of a new war of choice. Wars in the […]