Once again, Donald Trump threatens Iran with 'annihilation.' That's supposed to be an actionable offense

One decade. Three adversaries. Total domination. It's time to respect Ansar Allah

Righteous victimhood fueled the War on Terror. 25 years later, we also have to remember all of those slain under its banner

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A desperate ruling class returns to 9/11 politics as its hold on power slips. This is a clue as to the function of Islamophobia in the United States

Rape. Domestic violence. Epstein friendship. It's all tolerated by our valiant homeland-security apparatus. PLUS: COINTELPRO 2026

ICE agents are about to get electric-shock gloves—ideal for 'smaller officers or weaker officers or older officers,' says an ex-cop

ICE agents are about to get electric-shock gloves—ideal for 'smaller officers or weaker officers or older officers,' says an ex-cop

This is not a book review. This is the abyss of someone else's professional compulsion gazing back at my own

Not only has Iran controlled the escalatory ladder, it's exposed another symptom of American decline

Missile-interceptor stocks are dwindling after only five months. That Memorandum of Understanding is looking pretty enticing!

And without any reason for Iran to trust in negotiations, this is a one-way elevator until U.S. capitulation

A guest post by Spencer Ackerman with a special offer for subscribers.

Will 'municipal socialism' stand by as ICE snatches, cages and deports tens of thousands of New Yorkers? Or will it resist?

PLUS: American Prestige x FOREVER WARS on the war against the left—a left Rubio says belongs to Cuba, which he thinks will scare you

A newsletter tracking the continuities, departures and permutations of the War on Terror.

A Chinese alternative to GPS may be crucial to draining the U.S. interceptor magazine. PLUS: FOREVER WARS x The Intercept

ICE executes the nonwhite while the White House and State Department look to declare the U.S. left a Foreign Terrorist Organization. We've been heading here since 9/11

This year's defense bill seeks to merge the U.S. and Israeli defense technological enterprises. The implications are huge

The late South Carolina Republican, known for his warmongering, helped preserve an extrajudicial cage that is still swallowing people

Nor will Iran accept negotiating terms any less favorable than what the Memorandum of Understanding provides

An aid worker with recent experience in both places talks to FOREVER WARS about the similarities and differences in both Israeli assaults

Guest writer Sarah Kay reports on the community resistance to the anti-immigrant assaults in her beloved city—a solidarity overlooked by the media

I was on Democracy Now! to discuss the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding—and what it represents historically

The status quo ante in the Strait of Hormuz is gone for good. This is what losing a war against a strong adversary looks like. It's also an anti-Zionist opportunity

First came Prairieland. Now an indictment treats mutual aid and road-blocking as a criminal conspiracy

It was love on the streets of Brooklyn for the Knicks victory—and ours. A photo and video essay

Trump encounters someone who enjoys even more impunity than him. PLUS: Basketball City dreams of its finest hour

'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace

I cannot believe this story is true. It just can't be. My brain is breaking. Ahmedinejad????

PLUS: Video of me and others discussing the Trump's counterterrorism strategy against the left

We got an advance look at a new analysis from the Costs of War Project about the heritage of the 9/11 era on current ICE operations

The Pentagon's acting comptroller tells Congress the war has cost $25 billion thus far. What would you have liked to spend that money on instead of killing schoolgirls?

A look at the Palantir manifesto, a logical conclusion of the War on Terror

A look at the Palantir manifesto, a logical conclusion of the War on Terror

As Trump threatens that "a whole civilization will die tonight," remember that he didn't get here by himself

And you're going to try to convince us you… won. Wow. Wow, OK

A report from behind a snare drum at No Kings NYC

Whether or not this is the beginning of the end of the Iran War, now we have to talk about humiliation—and what emerges from it

He could stop the Iran War. And in the process, rebalance the world's great-power politics

The Trump people, on top of everything else, do not know ball. PLUS: U.S. military AI usage killed an Iraqi student in 2024

Brandon Siguenza was detained for doing legal-observer work. ICE's real interest was in generating snitches. PLUS: Mojtaba Khamanei isn't surrendering

The Iran War's latest horrifying component involves attacks on desalination facilities. A "not politically correct" conflict could render much of the region uninhabitable

We talk Anthropic, OpenAI, Iran and the mil-tech oligarchy. Children will be sent to protect data centers the way their fathers were sent to protect oil fields

A theory of Iranian strategy. PLUS: Me, Chris Hayes and Ayman Mohyeldin on the war's politics

The warmongers, once again, get the war they've sought for decades. Trump and Netanyahu leave the hard work to the people they're bombing

What business did Dario Amodei think he was getting into when Anthropic signed on as a Pentagon contractor?