Kirk Freudenburg
By invoking the word “witch-hunt” he can make them all disappear. (Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Kirk Freudenburg
By invoking the word “witch-hunt” he can make them all disappear. (Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Sarah Jaffe
A memorial to those killed in the 2018 attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo: Andrea Hank)
Khury Petersen-Smith
Antiwar protesters rally in Seattle. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Julia Conley, staff writer
Low confidence in Trump was expressed even before the president escalated tensions with Iran with the assassination of Qasem Soleimani.
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Praising the "visionary agenda" of Sen. Bernie Sanders and decrying the corporate media's treatment of him as a "fringe candidate" in the Democratic presidential primary race, the Florida-based social justice group Dream Defenders on Wednesday joined the massive grassroots movement Sanders is building for his second presidential run.
Sarah Anderson
Congress needs to take action to prevent a catastrophic war on Iran. De-escalating the current tensions is the most immediate priority. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Robert C. Koehler
Whether it is justified or unjustified, necessary or unnecessary, war from the perspective of its victims is hell. (Photo: Greg Wahl-Stephens/Getty Images)
Barbara Garson
US President Donald Trump speaks about the situation with Iran in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington DC, United States ,on January 8, 2020. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I think it's Bernie Sanders becoming more believed in as a real force, and we have to start taking him more seriously."
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Julia Conley, staff writer
Following Iran's military strike on a U.S. air base Tuesday night, world leaders called on President Donald Trump to show restraint and heed the words of Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, who said the country does not "seek escalation or war."
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The attitude of the government is that of contempt towards labour."
Jon Queally, staff writer
"If your candidate right now is saying anything other than 'the US cannot go to war with Iran and should de-escalate immediately,' they shouldn't be your candidate."
Gerard Boyce
If the reason seems unclear, then it may be worthwhile for the average citizen of goodwill in a nuclear-armed country to resolve this new year to urge their leaders to renew their commitments to arms control and ultimately, the elimination of these genocidal weapons. (Photo:US Department of Defense)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"No, Mr. President: We will not let you cut Social Security. We will fight to expand it."
Miles Mogulescu
Wake up, Democrats. Stop expecting help from Bolton and his neocon kin, whom the “liberal” media like MSNBC and The Washington Post have been offering a platform. (Photo: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
Juan Cole
No country would accept this economic strangulation at the hands of another without striking back in some way, and Iran’s replies to Trump’s fingers around its wind pipe have brought us to this pass. (Photo: Screenshot)
Adil Ahmad Haque
Iranian armed forces launched more than a dozen missiles at military bases in Iraq hosting U.S. forces. (Photo: Screengrab/Twitter)
Annelle Sheline
U.S. Army Soldiers in Rashidiyah, Iraq, Oct. 6, 2007. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Bassett)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Every day we wait is a message from Congress to Trump to continue this march to war."
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"America, this is an emergency. If we spiral into war with Iran, millions could die. We have a short window of time to stop it. We need a massive protest."
