The U.S. Is Downright Weird When It Comes to Firearms
Do hunters really need semi-automatic AR-15 assault weapons? Is that how they roll in deer season? The US public doesn’t think so.
Brand loyalties dominate our life choices—but party brands are hardly created equal
Sorry, but a convicted scoundrel struggling to stay out of jail only to become a fascist commando sounds like a miracle way to lose.
Four years of Donald Trump could sink the planet
If Trump isn’t going to pare CO2 emissions significantly, then the US alone could cook the planet, even if China and others act more responsibly.
Investigate the hackers – and ignore Trump’s chaff
Whatever his motives, it is hard to imagine a worse impediment to the nation's security than a commander in chief who ignores and politicizes intelligence.
State Terror Against People of Color
Too many families are unable to find social justice because they are rendered invisible by the media and crushed by poverty. And this nightmare they are living will only grow as poverty and inequality expand.
Impeached: Notes on the travesty that passed for a trial
The word “outrageous” comes to mind.
Bing Bing, Bong Bong, Bing Bing
It is important for us to continue to organize and mobilize across the country around populist issues and local campaigns.
Amnesty International: Protecting the ‘Human Rights’ of Johns, Pimps and Human Traffickers
Is the sickness of the modern culture the ability to exploit with impunity into a human right. Chris Hedges discusses Amnesty International's call to decriminalize prostitution.
Back to the Nineteenth Century
The argument that the growth of on-demand jobs are less predictable and secure for workers is similar to the “freedom of contract” argument, which took place in the late nineteenth century. Are we heading back in time?
Victory at last!
In America’s wars, failure is the new success.