Friday, June 12, 2026

Snake Oil Won’t Cure Inequality

The GOP's 2016 contenders talk a good game about the wealth gap while making it even bigger. Don't they know this is the biggest issue affecting Americans?

Trump’s citizenship crackdown targets naturalized Americans in unprecedented push

The Justice Department’s latest effort to revoke citizenship from 17 Americans expands a denaturalization campaign that critics say could permanently alter the status of millions of naturalized citizens.

How Trump’s vulgar, criminal Easter threat enriches Iran

Trump fondly imagines that he can dislodge Iran from this new ascendancy, but he is wrong, since it depends on sabotage, a sabotage that cannot be policed.

Do organic farms use pesticides? How organic and conventional farming differ

Many consumers assume organic food is pesticide-free. In reality, both organic and conventional farms use pesticides, but the types of products, regulatory standards, and pest-management strategies differ significantly.

Pendulum justice: The greater MAGA’s orgy of outrages, the more change looms

Under duress, wealth shares its spoils,/ But never forsakes its octopus coils.