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"No War" signs at anti-Trump protest
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President Trump Is a Warmonger

Whether Trump supporters here at home are willing or in any fashion able to hold Trump to his antiwar rhetoric and blunt his penchant for using military force remains to be seen.

William Hartung
Dec 22, 2025
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Trump Ramps Up Aggression Against Venezuela With Seizure of Ship Not Under US Sanctions

The Venezuelan government condemned the seizure as "a serious act of international piracy;" meanwhile, a US official said the Coast Guard was pursuing a third tanker in the Caribbean.

Brett Wilkins
Dec 21, 2025
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Unchecked Waters: The Constitutional Crisis of Trump’s Venezuela Oil Blockade

A naval blockade—regardless of whether it is met with armed resistance—qualifies under both domestic and international law as a use of force.

Angel Gomez
Dec 20, 2025
Hands Off Venezuela Rally in Toronto
Opinion

A Possible Strategy for Stopping War on Venezuela

Critics of state violence become most dangerous when they directly jeopardize the state’s capacity to inflict violence. The most common and tangible way that happens is when soldiers refuse to kill.

Kevin Young
Dec 20, 2025
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Trump: US Forces 'Striking Very Strongly' Against 70+ Targets in Syria

"Most anti-war president ever, also a winner of the FIFA Peace Prize, threatened to invade Venezuela for oil earlier this week and has now launched strikes in Syria," said one observer.

Brett Wilkins
Dec 19, 2025
Bombed boat
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Trump's Murder Spree Must Be Stopped

The danger is not just the body count, horrific as it is. It’s the precedent: a president asserting the power to redefine civilians as “combatants,” and pretend he has the authority to grant advance immunity to federal officials for killing people.

Jeffrey Stein
Christopher Anders
Dec 19, 2025
Protests Erupt In L.A. County, Sparked By Federal Immigration Raids
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Authoritarianism Feeds on a Bloated Military Budget

Squeezed domestic spending and extravagant military spending have widened inequality, with dire consequences for democracy.

Catherine Lutz
Anne Lutz Fernandez
Dec 19, 2025
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'Do Not Become Inured': Death Toll From Trump Boat Strikes Tops 100 After Latest Murders

"This is premeditated killing outside of armed conflict. We call that murder," said one expert.

Jake Johnson
Dec 19, 2025
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'No War With Venezuela,' Says Maine US Senate Candidate Graham Platner

"It should not be an option in our government to allow a failing presidency to just start a war because they feel like it's politically expedient," said the progressive running to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

Jake Johnson
Dec 18, 2025
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'It's All About the Oil,' Says Venezuelan Defense Minister After 'Incoherent' Trump Claims

The minister also echoed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's declaration that the US seizing oil tankers is "piracy."

Jessica Corbett
Dec 18, 2025

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