Danny O’Brien on the Latest Victim in the Crucifixion of Julian Assange
The mysterious arrest of a data privacy activist linked to the WikiLeaks founder raises vital questions about government surveillance.
[rewind] Alexandra Minna Stern: Is Trump Building a White Ethnostate?
The author and University of Michigan professor traces the origins of America's burgeoning white nationalist movement.
Peter Richardson: Democracy Dies Without Alternative Media
Where would America be without its muckraking journals and newspapers? A conversation with the "American Prophet" author.
Abby Martin and Mike Prysner: We Could Solve the Israel-Palestine Conflict Tomorrow
The "Gaza Fights for Freedom" filmmakers discuss the war crimes being committed in Gaza and how a resolution could be reached in the Middle East.
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Nils Melzer: The Media Is Complicit in Julian Assange’s Torture
The U.N. expert finds the WikiLeaks founder has been subjected to psychological torture—and media around the globe played a part.
Tommy Newman: The Homegrown Crisis California Refuses to Own
One of the wealthiest, most liberal states in America has created a humanitarian emergency that only those who caused it can address.
Robert Scheer
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[rewind] Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: Lies Liberals Tell Themselves About the Second Amendment
A deep-seated denial about the colonial ideology undergirding gun rights in the U.S. has hampered the left's approach to arms control.
Robert Scheer
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Maj. Danny Sjursen: All Americans Have Blood on Their Hands
In a raw new interview, the recently retired Army major opens up about his 18 years as a witness to America's forever wars.
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Susie Linfield: Did the Left Betray Israel and Zionism?
The scholar traces what she views as an abandonment of the Zionist project by intellectuals like Noam Chomsky and Hannah Arendt.
Violaine Roussel: The Americanization of Popular Culture Should Terrify Us All
Hollywood's triumph in the global culture wars is worrisome at a time when conglomerates reign, argues the French scholar.
Edward Wasserman: Has Freedom of the Press Become an Illusion?
The University of California journalism professor argues that the media has abandoned a basic commitment to the First Amendment.
Bill McKibben: Silicon Valley Couldn’t Care Less About Earth’s Imminent Demise
It may be too late to save the planet, warns the environmental journalist, but there's a reason that doesn't seem to keep up our tech barons up at night.
Can We Trust Billionaires Like Nicolas Berggruen to Save Democracy?
The German-American billionaire's plan to revamp democracy and put capital in the hands of the people has one glaring blind spot.
Bruce Shapiro: What’s Really Behind Julian Assange’s Arrest
The U.S. government’s attack on the WikiLeaks founder covers up a menacing assault on the First Amendment, argues the journalist.
Mariam Shahin: The Destruction of the Palestinians Will Be Israel’s Undoing
Most of Israel’s problems would be solved if it could establish lasting peace with its neighbors, says journalist and filmmaker.