Political Poison
The Flint lead disaster exposed the callousness of people like Michigan’s governor, who blame the poor for all of their misfortune.
We need to talk about the Jewish National Fund
To reach the goal of a just and durable peace in Israel/Palestine, it will be imperative to dismantle the JNF, a provocative agent in the dispossession of Palestinians.
Why the Republican tax plan is more failed trickle-down economics
Don’t fall for supply-side, trickle-down nonsense. Lower taxes on the rich don’t generate growth and jobs.
To quit or not to acquit, that was the question
It is, of course, the day the Republican majority in the U.S Senate decided to quit the Constitution rather than not to acquit a tyrannical president.
First step down a dangerous path
Have Republicans – or hawkish Democrats – learned anything from the military and diplomatic history of the past two decades?
What’s Wrong with America?
The world’s one-time sole surviving superpower is in decline. And what ails the U.S. can be seen through the experience of ordinary people—those who personify the existential rationale for “democracy.”
Perhaps you’ve heard …
The Office of Special Counsel says Kellyanne Conway broke the law by disparaging Democratic candidates for president, both while appearing on T.V. in her official capacity as an adviser to the president and on her Twitter feed.
Should we entrust our schoolchildren to corporate profiteers?
The DeVos couple are pushing plutocratic policies that reject our country's one-for-all, all-for-one egalitarianism.
Why more environmental justice organizations must join the call for a militarism-free future
An open letter initiated by CODEPINK urges the world to take the arduous baby step of recognizing the deadly intersection of war and environmental destruction.
Do you need luck to get really rich?
A little ruthlessness, Elon reminds us, can go a long way.