by Jon Queally | Jan 23, 2026 | Authoritarianism, Democrats, Donald Trump, Greenland, Iran, Military, Military Spending, NATO, News, Pentagon, Pentagon budget, Republicans, Venezuela
Despite months of warnings from party members up and down the caucus that President Donald Trump has been “lawless,” “destructive, and ”authoritarian“ in his wielding of power both domestically and abroad, 149 Democratic members of the US House of Representatives on Thursday night joined with 192 Republicans to pass a sweeping military spending bill — a vote that progressive critics say exposes…
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by Amy Goodman | Jan 7, 2026 | Arctic, Canada, Climate Crisis, Denmark, Donald Trump, Greenland, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Rights, Interview, Inuit, Militarism, NATO, Russia, Stephen Miller, Trump Administration, Ukraine, Venezuela
Following the U.S. attack on Venezuela, the Trump administration has renewed its campaign to take over Greenland, which has been controlled by Denmark for more than 300 years. The White House says it’s considering “a range of options,” including the use of military force. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that if the U.S. were to attack Greenland, it would spell the end of NATO.
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by Jonathan Ng | Nov 29, 2025 | Donald Trump, Europe, Imperialism, NATO, News Analysis, Ukraine, War
This October, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth dominated the NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels, while pressuring Europeans to assume an even heavier share of the defense burden. Referring to his peers as “ministers of war,” Hegseth demanded that member states purchase additional U.S. arms for Ukraine. “All countries need to translate goals into guns,” he hammered home. “That’s all that matters…
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