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Critical State: The Iran Ceasefire Is Fraying at Every Seam
At MilitaryTimes.com, Tanya Noury reports that Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday for the first time since the United States launched Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28, insisting th...
Emergency Spending, Foreign Aid, the War on Migrants, and More
Demonstrators rally against ICE in Minneapolis in January 2026 (Fibonacci Blue/Wikimedia Commons)
Hello, everyone.
First up, Inkstick’s award-winning Things That Go Boom podcast is back with a new season, and just in time.
In the first e...
Critical State: Ending the Iran War Won't Bring Down Gas Prices
At The Guardian, Debbie Carlson speaks with energy analysts who explain why the United States should not expect gas prices to return to prewar levels anytime soon, even if the US and Iran reach a lasting peace deal tomorrow.
The national a...
Syrians in Libya, US War Spending, Resisting ICE, and More
US Airmen in the Dominican Republic observe an airfield in support of Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR in December 2025 (US Air Force/Wikimedia Commons)
Hello, everyone.
As the Trump administration pushes for additional military funding even stee...
South Carolinians Speak Out in Rare Hearing on New Nuclear Warhead Production
Hi,
I was in the town of North Augusta in South Carolina recently for something that’s rarely occurred in the eight decades since the United States acquired nuclear weapons: a de facto popular referendum on whether nuclear weapons producti...
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Award-winning nonprofit news magazine about our life with endless war.
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I'm a journalist from Texas and the managing editor of Inkstick Media. I'm also the author of three books, most recently including "You Can Kill Each Other After I Leave: Refugees, Fascism, and Bloodshed in Greece."
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