America’s War of Choice
March 10, 2026 AMERICA’S WAR OF CHOICE DANIEL FALCONE America’s war of choice is Israel’s war of necessity. THE NEW BRAVE AI WAR MACHINE JANET ABOU-ELIAS AND WILLIAM D. HARTUNG Techno-optimism run amok. THINKING ABOUT THE UNTHINKABLE MICHAEL HUDSON Iran’s grand plan to end U.S. presence in the Middle East. CULPRITS IN THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS SARAH ANDERSON AND REYANNA JAMES The top 20 culprits. COUNTERPUNCH+ EXCLUSIVE IMPERIAL BLOWBACK Communal Rebellion BY DAVID MASCIOTRA In the middle of my phone call with an ICE observer in Minneapolis, a helicopter flew overhead. She was smoking outside of her home in a northern neighborhood of the city. Throughout the rest of the call, several drones streamed through the sky. “We have helicopters every night,” she said, “We hear whistles and horns honking constantly, because ICE has been spotted.” We spoke on February 12th, after the murders of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, but well before Tom Homan lied to the world with an announcem...