Sarah Lazare

Lockheed Martin, RTX Land F-35 Contracts, US to Triple Some Defense Prodution

This is a publicly funded industry, proof that the U.S. can create jobs programs and design industrial policy when it wants to, but only substantially does so for the purpose of war and violence.

At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says Global health body investigating reports that four medics are among the 1,230 people killed in Iran since start of war

The US and Israel have bombed at least 13 hospitals and health facilities in Iran and one in Lebanon.

Michael Caga-anan Aguhar, Crossroads Fund program director and Filipino organizer, dies at 42 The lawyer played a key role in the passage of the Illinois Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act, which took effect in 2017.

Michael was an unfailingly sweet, generous man, selfless organizer and father and a friend of Palestine. Read his obit if you have time.

Why Target is the Center of an ICE-Out Campaign in Minnesota - Workday Magazine ICE Out of MN, a coalition of unions, worker centers, and community organizations, is putting pressure on Minnesota’s corporations that stayed silent as thousands of federal immigration agents wreaked...

Target has allowed ICE to abduct its workers and use its property for staging. Now Minnesota organizers are building a pressure campaign against the company. "There is no neutral here," says labor organizer Veronica Mendez Moore. Vital reporting by Isabela Escalona.

Please take a moment to learn about Michael's life. He was smart, humble, kind, and deeply dedicated to movements of the oppressed, and his impact will continue to be felt for a long time.

American Future’s biggest beneficiary, receiving more than $263,000, is Emil Jones III, a state senator who was indicted in 2022 on federal bribery charges, and faces little-known opponents in his race to hold on to his seat. In a race featuring a stark ideological contrast, American Future has spent over $220,000 in the 40th Legislative District in northwest Chicago, backing an entrenched Democratic machine incumbent, Jaime Andrade, Jr., against a democratic socialist challenger, Miguel Alvelo-Rivera, who, in a statement to the Center for Media and Democracy, pledged to ​“fight to tax wealthy corporations and individuals in Illinois, and… make sure they know our legislature isn’t for sale.”

Very interesting reporting by @matthewccook5.bsky.social inthesetimes.com/article/debu...

Betting Against Increased Taxes, DraftKings Is Spending Big on Illinois State Races The sports gambling industry is pouring more than a million dollars into local Illinois races in a gambit to evade regulations and higher taxes.

"The sports gambling industry is pouring more than a million dollars into local Illinois races in a gambit to evade regulations and higher taxes." Important reporting by @matthewccook5.bsky.social

Corporate Media Buries Story of US and Israel Killing 168 in Girls School Attack No front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No segments on Evening News broadcasts. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.

"A death count on par with the Oklahoma City bombing is relegated to the back page."

US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war

Christian zionism is a toxic ideology that deserves way more scrutiny and criticism, especially because it has numerous adherents and leaders in the Trump administration.

There's a strange campaign to discredit Miguel Alvelo-Rivera, who I've interviewed several times about his organizing to protect day laborers from ICE. It's worth taking a look at his rebuttals. FWIW, I haven't come across his opponent, Jaime Andrade, in my reporting on anti-ICE organizing.

Why Can't Top Democrats Just Say "No War With Iran"? The response to what could be the biggest geopolitical disaster of the 21st century is foot-dragging, silence, and sleepy, feigned opposition long after the deed is done.

One of the things we argue here is that the priority should be demanding "no war." Not "hold a vote" or "follow procedure." It's stop killing children at school, stop bombing apartments, stop a violent, rapidly expanding war of domination. Ridiculous this needs to be said but discourse is so rotten.

Why Can't Top Democrats Just Say "No War With Iran"? The response to what could be the biggest geopolitical disaster of the 21st century is foot-dragging, silence, and sleepy, feigned opposition long after the deed is done.

"The only way to read this half-hearted response from the Democratic Party leadership is de facto support." essential writing from @sarahlazare.bsky.social and @ahjohnson.bsky.social www.thenation.com/article/poli...

I don't care if Congress authorizes War on Iran. NO WAR ON IRAN. I want people to fucking reclaim their morality.

Why Can't Top Democrats Just Say "No War With Iran"? The response to what could be the biggest geopolitical disaster of the 21st century is foot-dragging, silence, and sleepy, feigned opposition long after the deed is done.

The stakes could not be higher. The US-Israeli war on Iran is catastrophic—and rapidly expanding across the region. Yet Democratic leaders are failing to muster a clear, anti-war response. Instead it's sleepy, feigned opposition after the deed is done. By me and @ahjohnson.bsky.social

As Trump Bombs Iran, We Need to Reckon With the American War Machine We cannot afford to slip into despair. We must push back against militarism everywhere, at every turn.

"We in the U.S. need to reckon with the fact that so much of our state wealth, capacity, and technology goes toward burying children in rubble." Important piece by @neginowl.bsky.social

David Burritt US Steel

David Burritt is the CEO of US Steel and a Director at Lockheed. US Steel is now a subsidiary of Nippon Steel. Both are companies with atrocious environmental records. He made $14.7 million in 2024 from US Steel.

John Aquilino is a retired Admiral and a Director. He was the head of the Indo-Pacific Command, where he helped to drive an arms race in the region via needless provocations of China and North Korea. Aquilino has also joined private equity firm Red Cell Partners.

John Donovan AT&T head shot

John Donovan is also a Director at Lockheed. A former AT&T CEO, Donovan continued to shut down union call centers and make the customer service experience worse.

Joseph Dunford head shot

Continuing the long tradition of a constant revolving door between the top brass and the military-industrial complex, Joseph Dunford is also a Director. Dunford was the chairman of the Joint Chiefs from 2015 to 2019, when the Pentagon armed and coordinated with Saudi Arabia in its war on Yemen

patricia yarrington head shot

Patricia Yarrington is a Director at Lockheed. She is a former Chief Financial Officer at Chevron, which among other things destroyed the Ecuadorian rainforest and then disbarred the lawyer that held them accountable.

Thomas J Falk head shot

Thomas J. Falk is Lockheed's Lead Independent Director, effectively the person charged with supervising Taiclet on behalf of the rest of the Board. He's a former Chairman of Kimberly-Clark, a company that clearcutted huge swaths of the previously pristine Kenogami Forest in Ontario.

James Taiclet head shot

James Taiclet, Lockheed Martin Chairman and CEO. He's been on the Board since 2018. He just announced a massive munitions expansion on the 1/29 earnings call. Taiclet made $23.7 million in 2024.

Lockheed Martin Board Roll Call. The stock has been up over 45 percent in the last six months as Trump has prepped for this stupid fucking war. They're making a killing on killing.

The bombing of Iran, the starving of Cuba, the waging of genocide in Palestine. It's time to let go of the idea the role of the US is to enforce a rules-based order, and instead recognize the incredible harm our country unleashes around the world, and take meaningful action to reduce it.

As Trump builds up to attack Iran, the Dem establishment—again—shows its support with silence Feigned helplessness, process criticism, no public statements or editorials: Liberal elites continue to let Trump do their dirty work for them.

As Trump has openly built up to this horrific attack on Iran, top Democratic leaders have either been silent or offered limited process criticisms, failing to muster a robust and meaningful opposition.

To be clear, I'm a supporter of Miguel's, this is my district, and I don't cover any of our local races.

But I'm floored at how dangerous it is to spread disinformation about community advocates supporting ICE when we're still on high alert for another invasion. That has much wider repercussions!

In the past, Jaime has been a classic law-and-order guy. Now he's leading the Resistance! (this is 100% photo-shopped lol)

It's a pretty sad encapsulation of a tried-and-true strategy for Dems: Don't do anything risky, but if the risky thing gets popular, pretend we did it all along. 🫠

A dark-money PAC funded by the sports betting company DraftKings is spending at least $85,000 supporting 40th District state Representative Jaime Andrade.

Why does Jaime Andrade have so much money to send nonstop mailers?

Per this piece in the Chicago Tribune, he's now getting money from both DraftKings and Meta via their new dark-money PACs. Meta is dropping $$$ to advance its AI agenda. Very normal and cool!
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/25/i...

A mailer sent by incumbent Illinois 40th District State Representative Jaime Andrade spreads misinformation about challenger Miguel Alvelo-Rivera.

Jaime Andrade is now running what is almost certainly the most despicable campaign I've seen in Chicago, sending mailers that smear both Miguel and Congresswoman Delia Ramirez, who has endorsed Miguel.

Delia regularly calls for not just ICE but DHS to be abolished: inthesetimes.com/article/deli...

Visible and Invisible: How ICE Is Terrorizing Chicago’s Working Class Fear, panic, hiding for days—this is the experience of families under assault by the Trump Administration

Who is that challenger? Miguel Alvelo Rivera, a literal immigrant rights organizer who I witnessed get assaulted by ICE agents on Halloween.
Last fall, @sarahlazare.bsky.social wrote this excellent piece featuring Miguel's work with day laborers targeted by ICE: inthesetimes.com/article/undo...