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Nan Levinson: Doin’-the-Right-Thing Rag

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

December 18, 2025 · 7 Comments

Eric Ross: Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the U.S. Empire in Latin America

U.S. Imperialism in Latin America from the Monroe Doctrine to Maduro

December 12, 2025 · 6 Comments

Steven Harper: Anatomy of Murder on the High Seas

Long before September 2, Pete Hegseth had systematically dismantled the guardrails that prevented him and his subordinates from committing war crimes.

December 5, 2025 · 4 Comments

Brad Reed: ‘Furious Backlash’ Inside Pentagon as Hegseth Seeks to Avoid Blame for Deadly War Crimes

“This is murder,” said one legal expert.

December 3, 2025 · 5 Comments

Brett Wilkins: Trump Murder Spree Continues as Hegseth Says 14 Killed in 3 New Boat Bombings

US forces have conducted over a dozen strikes on alleged drug-running boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since early September, killing at least 57 people, according to Trump administration figures.

October 29, 2025 · 11 Comments

Abby Zimet: Weird Drivel and Loser Shit | This Looks Like Terrible

“A drunk and a rapist walk into a bar…” noted one online sage. Another: “Hegseth: No fatties in the chain of command! Trump: Waddles onto stage.”

October 4, 2025 · 15 Comments

Abby Zimet: Lethal Petty Bigots ‘R Us

It turns out Harvey Milk was far more a warrior than either TACO Man or Pete Kegsbreath.

June 5, 2025 · 9 Comments

George Yancy: Pete Hegseth Has Banned 3 of My Books From the US Naval Academy

Banning books is not just about silencing people — it is about silencing critical thinking and introspection.

May 21, 2025 · 13 Comments

Abby Zimet: Onward Christian Boot Camps

As a baleful Cabinet of Horrors coalesces, up next to run our vast military is “perfect Trump World monster” Pete Hegseth, a creepy, philandering, “inordinately unqualified” White Nationalist facing charges of drunken sexual assault.

November 29, 2024 · 6 Comments

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