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America Has Done Mass Deportation Before America Has Done Mass Deportation Before

From the Indian Removal Act of 1830 to the deportation of Mexican-Americans during the Great Depression, Trump can easily find precedents for his policy. None of them ended well.

Nov 25, 2024 / Eric Foner

Wall Street Embraces MBS’s Money Man

Wall Street Embraces MBS’s Money Man Wall Street Embraces MBS’s Money Man

After the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, business leaders made a show of shunning Saudi Arabia, doing deals only behind closed doors. Now it’s all out in the open.

Nov 25, 2024 / Jonathan Guyer

How the US Media Helped the Biden Administration Distance Itself From the Horrors of Gaza

How the US Media Helped the Biden Administration Distance Itself From the Horrors of Gaza How the US Media Helped the Biden Administration Distance Itself From the Horrors of Gaza

White House–curated stories of performative outrage and feigned helplessness provided cover for an administration arming death on an industrial scale.

Nov 25, 2024 / Adam Johnson and Othman Ali

Mexican army soldiers aboard military vehicles patrol a highway as part of a military operation to reinforce security following a wave of violence in the city of Culiacan, Sinaloa State, Mexico, on August 19, 2024.

With Trump in the White House, Can Mexico Avoid Making the Drug War Even Bloodier? With Trump in the White House, Can Mexico Avoid Making the Drug War Even Bloodier?

Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has a plan to combat drug trafficking, but she has a problem: Donald Trump.

Nov 22, 2024 / Juan David Rojas

A residential building is damaged by Russian rocket fire in Odesa, Ukraine, on November 18, 2024.

Biden’s Mindless Escalation Is a Final Betrayal of Ukraine Biden’s Mindless Escalation Is a Final Betrayal of Ukraine

Instead of preparing for inevitable negotiations, the outgoing president adds fuel to the fire.

Nov 22, 2024 / Jeet Heer

RFK Jr. at a podium pointing his finger.

How Nominally Pro-Choice RFK Jr. Can Get Anti-Abortion Groups to Back His HHS Nomination How Nominally Pro-Choice RFK Jr. Can Get Anti-Abortion Groups to Back His HHS Nomination

He can pick a strident abortion opponent like Roger Severino, who wrote the Project 2025 chapter on HHS, as his number two.

Nov 21, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Trump after guilty verdict

Trump’s Second Presidency Will Only Accelerate America's Imperial Decline Trump’s Second Presidency Will Only Accelerate America's Imperial Decline

Trump is on track to bring a hasty end, silent or otherwise, to an “American Century” of global dominion.

Nov 21, 2024 / Alfred McCoy

People gathered at Hufnagle Park in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

When It Comes to Public Health, We Need to Tap Into People, Not Pundits When It Comes to Public Health, We Need to Tap Into People, Not Pundits

The future of our health under Trump is going to be bleak. But the solution lies in our communities, not individual personalities.

Nov 21, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves

Red Flags

Red Flags Red Flags

The result of the presidential election reflects individual and collective responsibility.

Nov 21, 2024 / OppArt / Shireen Liane

The Forgotten Story of How Conservatives Shaped the Internet

The Forgotten Story of How Conservatives Shaped the Internet The Forgotten Story of How Conservatives Shaped the Internet

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Becca Lewis on the right-wing tech project of the 1990s.

Nov 21, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

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