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Articles by Karissa Halstrom
Starship Troopers Is the Perfect Movie for the Trump Presidency
Paul Verhoeven's classic depiction of a militarist fascist society helps demonstrate how propaganda works and what it conceals. Last month, Donald Trump posted the designs for a new set of dress uniforms for the United States Space Force—the newest branch of America’s military, which the first Trump administration created in 2019.
The U.S. War Machine is Destroying the Planet
In their new documentary “Earth’s Greatest Enemy,” Abby Martin and Mike Prysner reveal that the climate and anti-war movements are really one and the same—because the U.S. military is the worst polluter of all. After watching Abby Martin and Mike Prysner’s new documentary, Earth’s Greatest Enemy, I’ve had to reconsider my orientation toward environmental activism entirely.
The Betrayals of Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
The representative from Washington has been hailed as the future of Democratic politics. But for those of us who actually live in her district, she’s just more of the same. I am a constituent of United States Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a Democrat who received national attention in 2022 when she defied all expectations and flipped a stubborn Republican House seat in southwest Washington back to the Democrats after 12 long years.
Letter: Vote to end aid to Israel
This Mother’s Day, we will mourn the loss of at least 15,000 children killed in Israel’s genocide on Gaza over the past six months, aided and abetted by the U.S. government. Thousands of mothers have seen the bombing and intentional starvation of their children by Israel, unnatural deaths committed in the most heinous and tragic manner. As a mother, I am deeply disgusted by the actions of another mother, Rep.
Letter: Perez should support cease-fire
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s position on Israel’s genocidal campaign against Palestine is abhorrent and ignorant. She continues to send out the same response to her constituents as she did months ago about the atrocities of Hamas, even as the innocent Palestinian body count piles up to the tens of thousands, nearly the entire population is displaced and the gleefully genocidal statements spoken by Israeli government officials continue unabated.
Letter: Support Perkel for city council
In this time of multiple crises, including the existential climate crisis, we need truly progressive leadership. We need new ideas for addressing housing. We need more representatives who won’t cave to business interests when it comes to getting people off the streets, when it comes to the warehouses, or when it comes to moving swiftly and boldly on fulfilling our Climate Action Framework.
Letter: Reject cement batch plant
Clark County Councilors Karen Bowerman and Gary Medvigy signed a settlement in 2021 that gave the green light to poison people in our community with a cement batch plant operation near schools and homes, knowing full well the implications. Bowerman’s campaign received contributions from the operator of the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad, who would have benefited from that plant. Now they are pushing for heavy industrial activity on that rail line still.
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