Bashing the Poor and Protecting the Rich: What SNAP ‘Reform’ Means Bashing the Poor and Protecting the Rich: What SNAP ‘Reform’ Means
Nearly a million children could risk going hungry.
Dec 12, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
The US Is Deporting Asylum Seekers to Random, Dangerous Countries The US Is Deporting Asylum Seekers to Random, Dangerous Countries
The move to offshore would-be asylees is a new low in the Trump administration’s war on immigrants.
Dec 12, 2019 / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
William Barr’s Partisan Smears Hide a Real FBI Scandal William Barr’s Partisan Smears Hide a Real FBI Scandal
The attorney general fosters a conspiracy theory, while the real abuse of the surveillance state goes unchallenged.
Dec 11, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Capitalism Is Broken. It’s Time for Something New. Capitalism Is Broken. It’s Time for Something New.
And time is of the essence.
Dec 10, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Quebec’s Religious-Symbols Ban Hurts Women—and Everyone Who Depends on Them Quebec’s Religious-Symbols Ban Hurts Women—and Everyone Who Depends on Them
A law that blocks teachers and other workers from wearing garments like the hijab is forcing many to choose between faith and financial stability.
Dec 10, 2019 / Nora Loreto
The Reasons Republicans Are Still Backing Trump The Reasons Republicans Are Still Backing Trump
The party Trump has inherited is hell-bent on continuing America’s long tradition of racism and imperialism.
Dec 6, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon
Who Is Making US Foreign Policy? Who Is Making US Foreign Policy?
An anti-neocon president appears to have been surrounded by neocons in his own administration.
Dec 5, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
MAGA-Vision Goggles! MAGA-Vision Goggles!
They’re the only protection against the persuasive power of reality.
Dec 3, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
The Politics of Abortion Is Entering a New Era The Politics of Abortion Is Entering a New Era
The Supreme Court won’t protect abortion access anymore. But thousands of activists will.
Dec 3, 2019 / Emily Douglas
Donald Trump Is a Category 5 Political Disaster Donald Trump Is a Category 5 Political Disaster
Instead of amplifying his dangerous rhetoric, the mainstream media should be covering the real victims of his rule.
Dec 2, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt