Today’s Top Seven Myths About Islamic State
While ISIS continues to haunt the nightmares of Western journalists and security analysts, Juan Cole points out some assertions about the "Islamic State" that are truly exaggerated and completely incorrect.
China and America: Polar Opposites
The United States and China are polar opposites when it comes to many things like war, the economy, and power. The U.S. was once the economic power of the world, but China seems to be flourishing while the U.S. is diminishing.
The Living Martyrdom of St. Donald: Brace for Canonization
What’s more natural than to rise from the Apprentice to the Anointed, the presidency merely a temp job.
Schumer backs Sanders’ proposal to include dental, hearing, and vision care in Medicare
“With the current Medicare platform, those three things are just left out, like it’s no big deal,” said the Democratic leader. “But it is a big deal and we should fix it.”
5 ways Trump would blow up the economy
Should we listen to the 16 Nobel economists who say Trump’s economic plans would be an inflation bomb?
Trump is selling out America in Syria and beyond
The most xenophobic and isolationist American president in modern history has been selling America to foreign powers for his personal benefit. That’s...
2016 as prologue, not aberration
Our media is strangling our democracy, and without a course correction it will only get worse.
Shadow government: How Trump’s executive order hands Musk control of the US government
An investigation into how a new executive order has enabled an unelected billionaire to oversee federal hiring, dismantle public agencies, and consolidate unchecked power over American democracy.
Government of, by, and for Trump
When loyalty trumps integrity, we no longer have a government of laws.
Border wall construction ramps up during coronavirus pandemic
"The Sierra Club is joining its partners in the borderlands to call for the immediate halt of border wall construction during the coronavirus pandemic.