CURE News Digest: Monday, March 9, 2026
CURE News
Women’s History & Voices:
Jeannette Rankin Foundation
“16 Extraordinary Women Who Aren’t Always in the History Books” by Amy Ely
https://rankinfoundation.org/16-extraordinary-women-who-arent-always-in-the-history-books-but-should-be/3-9-26 Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
“The Week Ahead” by Joyce Vance
“Here is the president of the United States, wearing a white ball cap at the dignified transfer of American soldiers who died on his watch, in the unnecessary war that he started. Trump’s niece, Mary L Trump, posted on Substack Notes, ‘With all of the horrors he's unleashing on the world, I know this is not the biggest deal, but he is such an unspeakable disgrace.’”
https://joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-ahead-23e3-9-26 Letters from an American
“March 8, 2026” by Heather Cox Richardson
“The official social media account of the White House has portrayed its military adventures in Iran as a movie, or a game, splicing images from what appear to be footage of U.S. military strikes with clips from adventure movies and video games like Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto. Undeterred by criticism, White House communications director Steven Cheung called for supporters to show their enthusiasm for one of the videos…”
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-8-2026
3-9-26 Popular Information
“9 days in, the most basic question about the Iran war remains unanswered” by Judd Legum
“In just over a week, Trump and top administration officials have given at least 17 different responses about why the war began”
https://popular.info/p/9-days-in-the-most-basic-question3-9-26 The Bulwark | Morning Shots
“Trump Confounded by the War He Started” by Egger, Parker & Swift
“It’s now clear. There was no plan.”
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-confounded-by-the-war-he-started-iran-khamenei-israel-attack-school-venezuela3-9-26 Lincoln Square Media
“Double Standard | Trump Shrugs at Americans Killed in War” by Susan J. Demas
“The Donroe Doctrine: ‘When you go to war, some people will die.’”
https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/double-standard-trump-shrugs-at-americans
3-8-26 Open Letters, with Anne Applebaum
“Collateral Damage” by Anne Applebaum
“In the coming weeks, the war in Iran will shape decisions made all across Asia, and around the world. Nobody in the US administration seems to have given much thought to mitigating this kind of collateral damage, let alone the deaths and suffering of civilians in Iran. The attitude is rather let’s drop the bombs and then see what happens.”
https://anneapplebaum.substack.com/p/collateral-damage3-9-26 Searching for Hope
“‘Do Your Own Research’ – How the Rabbit Hole Actually Works” by Tryvge Olson
“More often than not, ‘do your own research’ is the on-ramp to a political rabbit hole.” Olson continues by discussing the 4 ways in which people get pulled down the rabbit hole, but he then provides 4 effective rules for doing your own research. He concludes, “Curiosity is good. But curiosity without humility can lead people exactly where bad actors want them to go. And the goal of research shouldn’t be to prove you’re right. It should be to get closer to the truth.”
https://trygveolson.substack.com/p/do-your-own-research-how-the-rabbit