David Shimer: Are Russia and US Actually Different When It Comes to Election Meddling?
Engaging from different historical worldviews, Scheer and Shimer engage in a spirited conversation on an old yet timely debate.
Welcome to Sectarian America: A People, Divided and Armed
Our nation faces a perfect storm of crises and may be teetering on the brink of widespread communal violence.
You Don’t Know Jack
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Plague Journal #19: How a Clown Was Put in Charge of the Circus
Mary Trump identifies her uncle as an abused sociopath, boosted to power because his pathetic lies are endlessly perpetuated by those who stand to gain from his success.
Crisis in Portland Did Not Start with Trump’s Shock Troops — And Likely Won’t End As They Leave
A first-person account of more than two months of street protests shows more similarities than differences between Democrat and Republican treatment of legitimate activism, and media divisions that center white…
Moving Targets
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Progressive Economist Explains Why a Full Job Guarantee Is Doable, Affordable – and Much Better than Universal Basic Income
We have seen that money can be 'found' instantly when elites deem it necessary, showing that poverty is a "feature not a bug" in the status quo.
Killing Democracy in America
This country’s 'forever wars' have become a kind of global pandemic all their own and, like a cytokine storm, are strangling the vital organs of democracy.
Here’s How We Remake the Economy
The Fed's crisis response exposes the faulty logic of moralizing, pro-austerity politicians and economists.
On Contact: Graphic Novel Explores Struggle of Dene People of Canada
Chris Hedges talks to comics journalist Joe Sacco about his new book, “Paying the Land.”
The False Hope of Ghislaine Maxwell’s Arrest
If history is any guide, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime partner is unlikely to pay the price for their crimes.
Give Me Liberty Or …
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Stone & Sjursen: The Unbearable Violence of Being American
Generations of US soldiers have been funnelled through unwinnable wars. Some come home with an urgent new perspective to share.
Modi’s ‘New’ India: Notch or Knot on China’s Belt (and Road Initiative)
File it in the rapidly-brimming "biggest-stories-of-2020-you-haven’t-heard-about" folder.