During the protest, the demonstrators stood in the middle of the rotunda, holding red tulips and chanting anti-war slogans.
Spring 2026
Veterans Arrested in Anti–Iran War Protest In Congressional Building
150 veterans and military members occupy the capital rotunda to demand Congress end the catastrophic war on Iran.
The NYPD Remind Us, Police Don’t Protect People, Only Power
For those who cling to the fantasy that police protect people, this case is a salient reminder that police don’t protect people, only power.
Abby Martin Went to Israel: It’s Worse Than You Think
“The whole world has to isolate this rogue apartheid genocidal maniac serial-killing pathological-lying state.”
Veterans’ Billboards to Troops: Refuse Illegal Orders to Kill
Veterans’ group expands billboard campaign to 13 cities, urging active duty and National Guard troops to follow the law, trust their conscience, and refuse illegal orders.
A Civilization May Yet Die
Species of Gulf life that have survived for millennia may not survive us.
Best Piano Moments and Arrangements
Some great moments from Shaye Cohn, a phenomenal cornetist and pianist whose artistry has reinvigorated contemporary Dixieland jazz.
If I Can’t Dance
Though the sentiment is Emma Goldman’s, here is what she actually said in her 1931 autobiography Living My Life…
Puerto Rico Is Not for Sale
The Esencia debate reminds that within the U.S. and its colonies, the debate over who has a voice–and who does not–remains unresolved.
Protest Closes Two Gates at Holloman Air Force Base
The annual protest action, Shut Down Drone Warfare, shuts down two gates at Holloman AFB, urging pilots to refuse to fly weaponized drones.
Trump and Netanyahu: Two Madmen Playing God
When deranged leaders invoke divine catastrophe as a political instrument, it is not only their enemies who are consumed.
The FBI’s New Political Pre-Crime Center
President Trump’s budget request to Congress contains the largest counterterrorism spending increase in years.
Is It 1914 in America?
Literature and history train precisely the faculties these leaders lack: the capacity to grant that other minds are governed by purposes not our own.
Can Ireland Remain Neutral?
Peace group conference looks at Ireland’s place in a troubled world.
Cuba Suffers While Rubio Smirks and Trump Reconsiders
Last week, CODEPINK’s delegation delivered 6,300 pounds of urgently needed medicines and medical supplies to Cuba.
They Cannot Steal Spring from Our Hearts
They can steal our safety. They can— and do— steal our lives. But they cannot steal spring from our hearts.
The Miscalculation of the Century: Trump’s Iran Adventure
Iran will not bend so easily. Hundreds of years of a proud civilization is at stake. Its leaders know that.
‘Trump Cannot Pardon You!’
Philly DA Larry Krasner issues a brutal warning to ICE agents that “I will put you in HANDCUFFS” if they abuse people at the Philly airport.
We Are Each Other’s “Elsewhere”
elsewhere’ is a poet-funk nod to the late great Sly Stone featuring Georgia Anne Muldrow, Meshell Ndegeocello, and Novena Carmel.