James Zogby calls El-Sayed’s victory in the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, a bellwether Midwestern battleground state, a watershed moment in U.S. politics.
A Groundbreaking US Political Defeat for Israel
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US Rifles Pointed at a US Lawmaker in the West Bank
Tracing a rifle to a settler implicates the transfer itself, so no U.S. administration wants to run that trace, writes Imran Khalid. That is what the incident with Rho Khanna in the occupied West Bank reveals.
Gaza Deals Blow to Democrats in NYC Primaries
Three candidates backed by the New York City mayor won after campaigning for Medicare for All, affordable housing, stronger union protections and opposing Israel’s genocidal assault on Palestinians, Jake Johnson reports.
Hiding Why Democrats Lost to Boost Harris
The DNC’s decision to scrap the autopsy on the 2024 defeat to Donald Trump is a political gift to the former vice president as she gears up for 2028, writes Norman Solomon.
Chris Hedges: Trump the God
Trump’s portrayal of himself as Jesus, or anointed by Jesus, is typical of cult leaders. Cult leaders are immune from rational and fact-based critique. That’s why all the chatter about fissures in the MAGA universe misreads Trump cultists.
Dennis Kucinich: How to Stop the War
The power of the purse is the surest way Congress can stop the Iran war, or any war. If Congress funds war, Congress authorizes it. If Congress cuts off funds, a war will end.
Chris Hedges: Going to War, Again, for Israel
This is not a U.S. war. This is part of Israel’s demented vision of Greater Israel, of dominating the Middle East. But Israel needs the U.S. military, and its lackeys in the U.S. political class have handed over the keys…
Pentagon Doesn’t Know What to Do With $500 Bn
Trump is pushing for another $500 billion for the Pentagon as he moves the U.S. to the brink of war with Iran. But Pentagon officials are reportedly uncertain about where to put the money, “because the amount is so large.”
PATRICK LAWRENCE: AIPAC’s Anxieties
The Israel lobbies’ grip on U.S. politics has slipped beyond restoration since Oct. 7, 2023 due to the Zionist army’s own savagery in Gaza.
Mamdani Backs Modi Critic Jailed Without End
The NYC mayor supports dissident leader Umar Khalid, jailed five years without bail in a deliberate attempt to turn the process into punishment, writes Betwa Sharma.