No, Mr. Trump, Iran can’t “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego
US intelligence agencies have assessed for 25 years that Iran has no military nuclear weapons program, and Iran has no intercontinental ballistic missile, writes Juan Cole.
How Hakeem Jeffries and J Street teamed up for arming genocide
The congressman and J Street were opposing an amendment to block $3.3 billion in military shipments and other aid to Israel.
How technology is rewriting the way we write
As keyboards and touchscreens replace pens and pencils, the decline of handwriting raises questions about cognition, culture, and creativity.
Why we evolved to dream at night and what dreams mean
We forget most of our dreams. So why do we have them?
The conservative ‘plan’ to dismantle public schools is entering the home stretch
The Republican Party’s crusade to cap or abolish local property taxes is the latest tactic in their effort to drain funding from public education.
Portugal, Sanders, and discussing socialism in the Democratic party
Most Americans are not aware that in the last four years Portugal has buttressed its socialism programs, abandoned economic austerity, and improved its economy greatly. Sanders programs would do that as well.
Clinton’s Heist of Democracy and the Voter-Driven Superdelegate and Platform Solution
We deserve to have processes and institutions perform their assigned role of promoting debate, and electoral integrity.
Help Diane Wilson’s Texas clean water triumphs go national: this protest model fits all
A shrimp-boat captain with a high school education won a $50 million settlement against Formosa Plastics. The blueprint she built is being packaged for anyone else facing a polluter.
Program on climate change—and then the heat hits
Extreme weather events have come with fury. Ocean warming is unabated and the sea level rise is accelerating. There’s urgency.
Double whammy explodes soul-sucking GOP deal with devil Don
Caught by gangland-style squeeze play,/ Damned if they do, damned if they betray.