Failed States and States of Failure
We have no idea what it means at this point in history to turn a region, city by city, country by country, into something like a vast failed state and then continue to bomb the rubble.
Who’s enabling Putin’s enablers?
We need a progressive politics that shows solidarity with all victims of military violence — while resisting the militarism of our own government.
Israel’s assault on Gaza left 400,000 without regular access to clean water: Oxfam
"Attacks on water and sanitation infrastructure are attacks on children."
ACLU: Trump’s anti-trans ban has no military justification, is driven by animus & discrimination
We speak to Chase Strangio, staff attorney at the ACLU, which is challenging the Trump administration’s ban on service members who are transgender.
Can Congress Really Use Insider Information to Trade Stock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HXpLyg-iVg
Members of Congress use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed...
Amid impeachment inquiry, Democrats can’t keep up with multi-million dollar spending by Trump allies
The impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump took center stage last week and helped both parties rake in millions of dollars. While the president’s...
‘Shameful’: As shutdown continues, Trump administration suggests unpaid federal workers do odd jobs for...
The Office of Personnel Management said furloughed government employees could do "painting," "carpentry," or other odd jobs "in exchange for partial rent payments."
The progressive movement just scored a huge win in Philly’s DA race
Larry Krasner’s victory was a referendum on Trump as well as on a whole host of issues that predate the president: immigrant rights, the war on drugs and mass incarceration.
The art of shaping memory
How best to describe the recently completed allied commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France? Two words come...
Bernie demands federal COVID-19 protections for airline employees
“We must put the safety of passengers and workers ahead of corporate profits.”