Democracy in America Is a Useful Fiction
The civic, patriotic and political language we use to describe ourselves remains unchanged. But the America we celebrate is an illusion.
Bernie Sanders pledges to end prosecution of whistleblowers
Progressives hail Sanders’ pledge to end the use of this out-dated act.
This progressive New Mexican could become the first Native-American woman in congress
Deb Haaland is running on a platform of Medicare-for-all, marijuana decriminalization, and renewable energy.
How Biden flubbed Town Hall foreign policy question
Instead he endorsed some of the most deceptive elements of Trump’s propaganda, dropped some clangers of his own and, in a classic Freudian slip, laid bare his own enduring commitment to American imperialism.
Corporate Democrats are to blame for congressional losses — so naturally they’re blaming progressives
Those who denounce the fight for a progressive agenda are telling us that, in essence, they don’t want much to change.
Airstrikes Against Syria are a Trap, Warns Former ISIS Hostage Nicolas Hénin
French journalist Nicolas Hénin, who was held hostage by ISIS inside Syria for 10 months, makes an impassioned plea against bombing Syria.
The end of human rights?
The Trump administration’s assault on human rights comes against the background of years of policy decisions in Washington that too often cast aside such concerns in favor of supposedly more important “strategic” interests.
2017 Amerika: A new Reich?
We know the Democrats will trumpet a woman’s right to choose, and gay rights, and even a more liberal immigration policy. Yet, when it comes to the meat and potato issues there is little or no difference between the two parties.
None dare call it treason
What, pray tell, did Roger Marshall manage to do in so short a time?
Texas Republicans push Trump-backed map to entrench power and silence voters of color
A rare mid-decade gerrymander in Texas, championed by Donald Trump, sparks lawsuits, protests, and warnings of a nationwide redistricting arms race.