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President Donald Trump and his national security team meet in the Situation Room of the White House, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

The Danger of “Preventive” War in Iran

by David Cortright | Jun 23, 2025 | Foreign Policy

June 23, 2025 To the Editor: White House claims about the supposed success of US bombing in Iran are highly uncertain, but there is no doubt that unprovoked US and Israeli military strikes against Iran are a direct violation of international law. Article 2, (4) of the UN Charter prohibits states from using military force […]

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President Donald Trump and his national security team meet in the Situation Room of the White House, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Searching for the Trigger

by Jonathan M. Winer | Jun 23, 2025 | National Security

Trump has begun planning to invoke the Insurrection Act. Here’s how he could turn America’s military into a new domestic nationwide policing force. On June 7, 2025, President Donald J. Trump ordered the federalization of 2,000 members of the California National Guard under 10 U.S.C. § 12406, citing what he called an “unlawful rebellion” in […]

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Stock Market Graph and dollar bill. Red trend line indicates the stock market recession.

The Secret Life of Tax Cuts

by Larry Beinhart | Jun 20, 2025 | Economy

There have been five major tax cuts since the income tax was established in 1916. When this new Republican/Trump tax bill passes, it will be the sixth. Every major tax cut bill has been sold as good for the economy. Since Ronald Reagan, they even have promotional titles—The Economic Recovery Act; Economic Growth and Tax […]

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A man holds flag as community organizers protest outside the Federal Building following an immigration enforcement operation by federal authorities on Friday, June 6, 2025, in Los Angeles. Photo by Ringo Chiu.

Caesar in California

by Jonathan M. Winer | Jun 9, 2025 | National Security

The legal confrontation between the federal government and the State of California entered a new phase on June 7, 2025, when President Donald J. Trump invoked 10 U.S.C. § 12406, a statute that allows the President to place National Guard units under federal control in cases of rebellion or obstruction of law, thereby federalizing elements […]

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An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 1:13 a.m. Pacific Time Oct. 2, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Peterson)

Trash the $140.9 Billion Sentinel ICBM Program Now!

by Robert Rudney | Jun 5, 2025 | National Security

The Air Force has recently acknowledged that the Minuteman III ICBM decommissioning will likely not terminate until 2050 and possibly beyond. This protracted delay is due to multiple cost-overruns and scheduling setbacks in the development of the Sentinel ICBM program, the updated nuclear missile system intended to replace the Minuteman. The Sentinel deployment is now […]

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Bad Faith Documentary

Bad Faith

“A great and powerful and timely film” – Ken Burns

Critics are raving about BAD FAITH, the sensational expose of Christian Nationalism from directors Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones

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“One of the Ten Best Films of 2024”Variety

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