Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal died Saturday morning after being detained for less than 24 hours, while Daphy Michel was found dead outside a bus stop after being released to an ICE office an hour from her home.
Three months before taking power in 1949, Mao Tse-tung wrote of the solidarity required for the Chinese people’s revolution, remarking that a “principal and fundamental experience” was to “unite in a common struggle with those nations of the world which treat us as equals and unite with the peoples of all countries.” Mao warned, though, of “domestic [...]
Doubtless, the war launched by US President Donald Trump is not popular among ordinary Americans. According to the latest public opinion poll, only a minority of Americans—part of the dwindling core of Trump’s supporters—believe that the US-Israeli aggression against Iran has merit. According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted in early March 2026, only 27 percent [...]
President Donald Trump really doesn’t want to talk about sending more U.S. service members to die in the Middle East, after he’d already claimed the war was won. The Pentagon is moving 5,000 additional Marines and several warships to the Middle East, amid Iran’s continued attacks on the Strait of Hormuz that have paralyzed global trade and sent oil prices skyrocketing.Speaking to the press aboard Air Force One Sunday, Trump cast aside questions about the deployment. “Can you explain why we’re sending 5,000 Marines and sailors?” asked one reporter. “Can you explain why you’re—”“You’re a very obnoxious person,” Trump said, before quickly moving on. He also appeared to sidestep questions about the U.S. service members who had already been killed in retaliatory attacks. “Do you have a comment on the six service members who passed?” asked another reporter.“Who else?” Trump said, searching for another question before quickly departing.Trump’s refusal to speak about these service members is the clearest sign that the president is unable—or unwilling—to grasp the human cost of the U.S. and Israel’s military onslaught on Iran. Last week, Trump confusedly claimed the war was “won” but that the U.S. must stick around to “finish the job.” On Thursday, he insisted that rising gas prices are actually good—surely a winning political message. Now, it seems that Trump’s increasingly expensive and divisive war will continue.