The Real Difference Between Democrats and Republicans
Politics requires the capacity to govern, but also to fight to attain and retain power. The dysfunction today is neither party can do both.
Trump Is Losing to China in Two Big Ways
As the FBI’s Christopher Wray put it, “In economic and technical terms is already a peer competitor of the U.S."
[Rewind] Howard Bryant on the Revolt of the Black Athlete
The ESPN writer's book explores the responsibilities placed upon professional black athletes from Jackie Robinson to LeBron James to be role models for social justice.
The Trouble With Central Park’s New Feminist Monument
Critics fear that New York's new "Women's Rights Pioneers Monument" actually reinforces the dominant narrative of white feminism.
Not All Criticism of Kamala Harris Is Created Equal
Corporate media often refuses to distinguish racist and sexist slurs against the vice presidential candidate from a analysis of her track record.
Will Public Schools Survive COVID-19?
We want to believe that if we simply put our children back in their classrooms, life as we used to know it will resume. That's simply impossible.
Chris Hedges: How Corporate Tyranny Works
Those, like environmental lawyer Steven Donziger, who fight the corporate control of our society on behalf of the vulnerable find the institutions of power unite to crucify them.
Trump’s Attempt to Destroy the Post Office Must Be Stopped
Like a tin-hatted potentate, the president is willing to tear apart this prized national asset to cling to power.
The Devil’s Harvest: The Search for Justice in California’s Central Valley
Journalist Jessica Garrison's new book depicts a tableau of drug trafficking, sexual violence, revenge, the bonds of kinship, the vagaries of police work and local news, and seven kinds of…
The Protests Against Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu Are Only Getting Larger
Over the past three months, rallies against the embattled Israeli leader have been growing, and Saturday's rallies were the largest yet.
Barbara Freese: Something’s Rotten in the Corporate States of America
A new book by Barbara Freese explores eight stories about the unfettered corporate greed that has corrupted modern society and led to an astounding loss of life.
Plague Journal #22: Hot Time at the Old Conventions
Were it not for the overwhelming fact that a more-than-usual death cycle will be going on as this year’s conventions come and go, one could attach the appropriate meaning to…
America The CliffsNotes
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Average Joe
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Donny Quixote
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