Unpacking the uproar over the first Black woman Supreme Court nominee
Dr. Judy Lubin of the Center for Urban and Racial Equality explains why it is important to be intentional about dismantling systemic racism in the coming battle to nominate the next Supreme Court justice.
Memo to Congress: Diplomacy for Ukraine is spelled M-I-N-S-K
If the U.S. government wants to play a constructive role in Ukraine, it should genuinely support this already existing framework for a solution to the crisis, and end the heavy-handed U.S. intervention that has only undermined and delayed its implementation.
The Fed is about to shaft American workers—or no good reason
Fed policymakers are poised to raise interest rates at their March meeting and then continue raising them, in order to slow the economy.
How can the US accuse any nation of violating ‘rules-based international order’?
The implication is that if Congressional approves an illegal war or act of war, that makes it legit.
America, a nation teetering on the edge
The kind of question we the people of America should be asking ourselves, “Can we get along? Why is it that we can’t get along?”
With Alabama ruling, SCOTUS delivers ‘another major blow’ to Voting Rights Act
"We must end the filibuster so the Senate can pass voting rights protections," declares the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Working with North Korean defectors
People for Successful Corean Reunification (PSCORE) is a non-governmental organization based in Seoul that advocates for the reunification of the Korean Peninsula...
Personal interview: Michael T. Klare What are the Prospects for Peace?
Michael T. Klare is a Five Colleges professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts; defense correspondent of The Nation magazine; and author.
The Great Disconnect Part 2…
Still in the land of the ignorant.
How the sugar industry makes political friends and influences elections
A city commissioner race in Florida provides a window into how the sugar industry cultivates political allies, who help protect its interests.