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“A House of Dynamite” Is the Wrong Metaphor for US Nukes

Jonah Walters Jacobin
Kathryn Bigelow’s new film, A House of Dynamite, captures the horror and insanity of nuclear war. But by portraying the US atomic arsenal as an inheritance from the past rather than a product of our own time, it lets our political leaders off

Hegseth Dropped Big Venezuela Easter Egg in Quantico Speech

Jennifer Kavanagh Responsible Statecraft
Though many wrote it off as a political stunt, it was clear the gathering was much more important than many realized, offering the clearest articulation yet of how the Trump administration thinks about and hopes to use military power.

Trump’s Squeeze of Venezuela Outdoes the Monroe Doctrine

Alan McPherson The Conversation
While many governments in hemisphere would no doubt love to see Maduro gone, they would dislike more the method of his going. The presidents of Colombia and Mexico have criticized the attacks. Others warn of resentment were an intervention to follow.
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