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The group’s increasing anti-war push shows how progressives are leveraging an unpopular war in the midterms.
The post Sunrise Movement Pushes Anti-War Candidates, Endorsing Melat Kiros in Denver appeared first on The Intercept.
On Thursday, Sanders waded into the New York City race between progressives and socialists to replace Nydia Velázquez.
The post Bernie Sanders Backs Claire Valdez in NYC House Race Dividing Left and Progressives appeared first on The Intercept.
The symbolic resolution could force Democrats to take a stand on the millions the increasingly toxic AIPAC spends on Democratic primaries.
The post DNC Resolution to Reject AIPAC Funding Puts Democratic Leaders in the Hot Seat appeared first on The Intercept.
At the start of the U.S.–Israel war, Iranian Americans were split. Now a NIAC poll found that two-thirds want to see it end.
The post Iranian Americans Have Turned Against the War, New Poll Finds appeared first on The Intercept.
By making Iran into a religious crusade, Trump’s spiritual advisers are making the war that much more difficult to end.
The post Far-Right Religious Leaders Advising Trump See Iran as an End Times Holy War appeared first on The Intercept.
Trump’s war of choice in Iran is a performance of horrific military strength that betrays a stark political weakness.
The post Signifying Absolutely Nothing appeared first on The New York Review of Books.
AIPAC is spending big in Tuesday’s Illinois House primaries. In the Senate race, its donors quietly lined up behind the lieutenant governor.
The post AIPAC Is Staying Out of Illinois Senate Race — But Its Donors Back Juliana Stratton appeared first on The Intercept.
By rallying behind process-based critiques, the Democrats are refusing to stand against the war on moral grounds.
The post Why Dems Keep Saying Trump Has “No Plan” Instead of Calling to End the War With Iran appeared first on The Intercept.