Leaked document shows Trump administration planned to traumatize migrant children
The Trump administration intended to "traumatize children and intentionally create a humanitarian crisis at the border."
How Empathy, Not Protest, Can Defeat Trump and Right-Wing Extremism
If we take the time to understand what’s actually going on in the heads of our opponents, we’ll discover much more effective tactics than protest.
The psychology of the wall
Wall are cropping up all over the world. But as with guns, the sense of safety and security that comes from a wall is almost entirely illusory.
Why There May Be Trouble This November at Your Polling Place
Authors Ari Berman and Michael Waldman talk about the unequal history of voting in America, new voting rules and their concerns about what may happen later this year.
State Treasurer Resigns and Pleads Guilty to Attempted Extortion
Pennsylvania State Treasurer Robert McCord, who pled guilty to two counts of attempted extortion on Tuesday, could face up to 40 years in prison and thousands of dollars in fines. Did his behavior lead to the "erosion of the public's trust?"
How many people will die for each rich American’s Trumpcare tax cut?
Trump and the other Republicans who support this bill share something in common: their personal tastes may be expensive but, for them, the lives of most Americans are insignificant and cheap.
Sanders at top of Greenpeace bold climate action scorecard; Biden at bottom
"Show us you have the mettle to take on the oil executives standing in the way of progress towards the green, prosperous future our country deserves.”
Russian press releases photos of Trump meeting, reportedly angering White House officials
I don’t know if the Russians put Trump in, but they sure are happy with him.
Wealthy progressives back primaries against Dems tanking party agenda
A group of wealthy progressives announced Thursday that it will support primary challenges against Rep. Henry Cuellar, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, and other...
A labor stunner in Mexico augurs greater equality—on both sides of the border
Mexican GM workers, after years of living in fear, are now feeling their own power.