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NAFTA Is Broken. Trump Has All the Wrong Fixes. NAFTA Is Broken. Trump Has All the Wrong Fixes.

What a progressive trade agreement would actually look like. 

Jun 12, 2017 / Michelle Chen

North Korean Nuclear Missiles

It’s Time for a Disarmament Race It’s Time for a Disarmament Race

Nelson Mandela knew that racism, injustice, and the bomb are inextricably linked—and that the arms race can only end in oblivion.

Jun 12, 2017 / Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Thomas Barrack

Trump Friend Thomas Barrack Cashes Out of Colony Starwood Homes Trump Friend Thomas Barrack Cashes Out of Colony Starwood Homes

But the phenomenon Barrack started will outlive his ownership.

Jun 11, 2017 / Aaron Glantz

Reality Leigh Winner US Leaker

Is Reality Leigh Winner a National Hero? Is Reality Leigh Winner a National Hero?

The value of the information she made available is great—but real-world news events may have gotten ahead of her.

Jun 9, 2017 / Joshua Holland

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Congress Has What It Needs to Impeach Trump Congress Has What It Needs to Impeach Trump

The evidence of Trump’s obstruction of justice invites comparison with Watergate-era articles of impeachment—and demands action.

Jun 9, 2017 / John Nichols

Trump in Saudi Arabia

How Trump Is Inflaming the Middle East’s Proxy Wars How Trump Is Inflaming the Middle East’s Proxy Wars

He has emboldened a recklessly aggressive Saudi government, which is now destroying Yemen, imposing a blockade on Qatar—and could even stumble into war with Iran.

Jun 9, 2017 / Mohamad Bazzi

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Senate Republicans Hope You Won’t Notice They’re About to Repeal Obamacare Senate Republicans Hope You Won’t Notice They’re About to Repeal Obamacare

With GOP “moderates” caving on Medicaid cuts, the skids are greased.

Jun 9, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter

Wonder Women

Wonder Women Wonder Women

If you’re looking for a heroine at the movies this summer, you should look beyond the latest superhero story.

Jun 9, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Climate protesters

This Weekend, Demand That Your City Act on Climate This Weekend, Demand That Your City Act on Climate

People across the country will gather to demand that their cities and states commit to the goals of the Paris Agreement and beyond. 

Jun 9, 2017 / NationAction

The infamous apartheid wall separating off the West Bank.

For Palestinians, the 1967 War Remains an Enduring, Painful Wound For Palestinians, the 1967 War Remains an Enduring, Painful Wound

After years of occupation and dispossession, the time for Palestinian freedom is now.

Jun 9, 2017 / Omar Barghouti

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