The American Right Is Scarier Than Putin
As a human rights activist who spent years working in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, I can say that I’m now more afraid of the hair-trigger responses of right-wing Americans than I…
Why Centrist Democrats Love Promoting Right-Wing Extremists
Having nothing of substance to offer, the party establishment thinks supporting Trumpists is a clever move. But they are playing with fire.
Critics Say New Supreme Court Ruling Gives Gun Lobby ‘Just What It Paid For’
"Today, the Supreme Court made it clear that it cares more about protecting the interests of the gun lobby than American lives."
Joseph E. Stiglitz: How the U.S. Could Lose the New Cold War
Since the United States seems serious about confronting China in an extended contest for global supremacy, it had better start getting its own house in order. Other countries will not…
We’re Playing With Fire in Ukraine
Alfred McCoy takes you to a planet where things are only getting hotter in so many ways, not just nuclear.
John Kiriakou: The Steele Dossier and Lying to the FBI — Not Guilty as Charged
The Steele Dossier was a pack of lies, but the Clinton campaign attorney who promoted it to the FBI didn’t lie.
Without Trump, the Border Is Still a Profitable Battlefield
By the end of its term in office the Biden administration will probably have — hold your hats! — pumped more money into border security than Donald Trump did.
Ralph Nader: The Dems Are Totally Useless Against the Trumpian GOP Onslaught
The Democratic Party can’t seem to figure out how to go on the offensive against the overtly lying, cruel, corrupt, law-breaking, Wall Street over Main Street, Trumpian Republican Party.
The First and Worst Hit by Pandemics of Every Sort
You could say metaphorically that the poor in America have long lived under pandemic conditions. In the last two-plus years, however, that metaphorical reality became all too literal.
‘He’s Cashing In’: Kushner Firm Gets $2 Billion From Saudi Fund Run by Crown Prince
Watchdogs noted that the investment came after Kushner "used his position in the White House to advance Saudi interests"—and shield the regime from accountability for the Khashoggi murder.
America’s High Covid Death Toll Is a Result of Capitalist Austerity Policies
The Biden administration is continuing them and has declared an end to the pandemic when it still exists.
Stop This Imperialist Russian War
We must press the war masters on both/all sides of the Ukrainian conflict to negotiate for peace since there’s no social justice, no democracy, and no livable ecology for the…
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Juan Cole: The FBI’s Islamophobia Enabled the January 6th Insurrection
The FBI has given a pass to violent white supremacists--allowing them to freely organize the attack on the Capitol--while spying 24/7 on Muslim Americans.
The Oligarchy’s Ultimate Political Weapon (Video)
The oligarchy uses cynicism as a political weapon to make it seem like issues such as climate change and social justice are impossible.
The Far Right Continues to Build Its International
The far right only grows stronger, locally and globally, slowly making Steve Bannon's alt-right dreams come true.