How Corporate Capitalism Looted Democracy
Democrats not only colluded with Republicans in the robbery—some may now be willing to allow corporations to evade hundreds of billions they owe in back taxes.
William GreiderLatin America
What a 1970s Chilean Satire Can Tell Us About Donald Trump
How to Read Donald Duck has some surprising insights to reveal in 2017.
Ariel DorfmanMiddle East
The United States Was Responsible for the 1982 Massacre of Palestinians in Beirut
Washington had explicitly guaranteed their safety—and recently declassified documents reveal that US diplomats were told by the Israelis what they and their allies might be up to.
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Hillary Clinton Tries to Explain ‘What Happened’
Her book about the 2016 campaign shows she doesn’t fully understand the problems facing Democrats.
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The psychological effect of this small victory is great. It shows that acting in solidarity can have a real effect.
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Politics
The Department of Justice Is Overseeing the Resegregation of American Schools
A major investigation reveals that white parents are leading a secession movement with dire consequences for black children.
Emmanuel Felton
‘Single Payer Is a Rational Health-Care System’: An Exclusive Interview With Bernie Sanders on His ‘Medicare for All’ Plan
The senator from Vermont explains why there is now so much interest in bold reform of America’s health-care system.
John Nichols
What Betsy DeVos Gets Wrong About Sexual Assault on Campus
Her focus on due process shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the dynamics at play in campus rape investigations.
Elizabeth AdetibaNation Voices
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ICE Wants to Destroy Its Records of In-Custody Deaths, Sexual Assault, and Other Detainee Files
As ICE steps up enforcement operations—and abuses—the agency is simultaneously asking to cover over its own history.
John WashingtonIn July, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)—the agency charged with maintaining records produced by the federal government—published a request made by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to begin destroying detainee records, including those related to in-custody deaths, sexual assault, and the use of solitary confinement. The request has… Continue Reading >
Climate disasters
Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Are Part of the US Too
But they don’t get the same level of attention as Florida and Texas—let alone equal representation.
John NicholsClimate Denialism Is Literally Killing Us
The victims of Hurricane Harvey have a murderer—and it’s not the storm.
Mark HertsgaardNatural Disasters Call for Good Governance, Not Charity
Trump promised to donate $1 million to Harvey relief efforts—while dismantling the government we all rely on.
Laila Lalami
Culture
This Season, ‘Game of Thrones’ Cut Deep
In a fantastically misogynist imaginary world, a highly qualified woman gets close to winning power.
Katha Pollitt
The Messy Business of Free Speech
What’s missing from Floyd Abrams’s book The Soul of the First Amendment.
Gara LaMarche
Watch and Listen
Listen: What Do Houston’s Sports Stadiums Have to Do With Hurricane Harvey?
Expert Neil deMause stops by to talk about taxpayer-subsidized venues, Houston’s infrastructure problem, and how to fight back against greedy owners.
September 12, 2017
View: The Borderlands’ Human Stain
Photographs that capture the traces of violence that have plagued the US-Mexico border for generations.
July 27, 2017
Watch: VIDEO: People in Denmark Are a Lot Happier Than People in the United States. Here’s Why.
When governments provide benefits and services that allow its citizens to thrive, everyone wins.
July 17, 2017
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