We’re Suffering the Economic Equivalent of an Invasion From Mars
It’s not hard these days to imagine the chaos people would feel if their lives or livelihoods were threatened by an external, uncontrollable force like the Martians in H.G. Wells’…
The Coming Battle Over Vaccines
Natural scientists have done their part by creating vaccines. To get people to take them, we need social science.
Biden’s Latest Cabinet Picks and the Neocons Who Love Them
The incoming president's choice for secretary of state for political affairs is among several nominees who have ties to hawkish figures.
On Contact: Cornel West on America’s Existential Crisis
What we can learn after witnessing enraged supporters of Trump storming the Capitol.
The Climate Crisis Sets Another Grim Record
2020 was a terrible year for so many reasons, including that it tied with 2016 for being the warmest year on record.
We Have Our Call to Arms
These are the lessons progressives can take from the Trump insurrection and the Georgia victories.
Israel’s Latest War Crime: Medical Apartheid
As 10% of Israelis get COVID-19 vaccines, zero occupied Palestinians have and will have to wait months to get one. This isn't just immoral, it's illegal.
Will America’s 20-Year ‘War on Terror’ Ever End?
As the 20th anniversary of the catastrophic "war on terror" arrives, it's still difficult to know when the carnage it continues to cause will come to a halt.
Impeach Trump Immediately
The president incited his supporters to invade the Capitol and disrupt the certification of the 2020 election. That is too high a crime to ignore.
UK Judge Denies Julian Assange Bail, Keeping Him in Prison
The latest decision in the WikiLeaks founder's case has caused widespread outrage among his supporters.
With Democrats Poised to Seize Senate, Progressives Say It’s Time to Go Big
As results from the U.S. Senate races trickled in from Georgia, Rep. Mondaire Jones proclaimed, "The era of small ideas is over."
Chris Hedges: The Empire is Not Done with Julian Assange
As is clear from the memoir of one of his attorneys, Michael Ratner, the ends have always justified the means for those demanding his global persecution.
Threat to Journalism Remains Despite Rejection of Assange Extradition
Although the British judge who denied the U.S. government's request to extradite the WikiLeaks founder seemed to understand the dangerous abomination that is the U.S. prison system, she failed to…