Politics

The faces of CPAC have changed from a more traditional conservative to an odd mixture of libertarian isolationism and cultural dog-whistling so loud that my labradoodle back at home started howling.

It has already inspired thousands of people to fill positions at the lowest rung of the party ladder.

Will a war in Europe make more people wake up to the real costs of militarism, even when they are asked to sacrifice themselves, loved ones or fellow citizens by their own leaders in the name of patriotism?

Author and legal scholar Elie Mystal’s first book argues that the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights are deeply flawed, but that it’s still possible to use them to protect the rights of women and people of color.

India’s economic and energy production model is not a threat to the world, but it is a threat to India itself, particularly its most marginalized people.

The financial measures just announced against Russia are unprecedented for a country of its size.

The United States and Russia must also finally assume the responsibility that comes with stockpiling over 90% of the world’s nuclear weapons, and agree on a plan to start dismantling them, in compliance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the new UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

Still undetermined: the degree to which this Cult Leader will sabotage his own hijacked party’s chances in the mid-term.

Competing state constitutional amendments go to different lengths to enshrine voting rights and target anti-voter legislation and court rulings.

The rich can live lavishly by employing a technique known as “Buy, Borrow, Die,” in which they buy or build assets, borrow against them and then avoid estate and gift taxes when they die.