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The West Does Not Have a Copyright on Justice The West Does Not Have a Copyright on Justice

British scholar Priyamvada Gopal discusses the hidden histories of anticolonialism.

Dec 10, 2019 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini

RIP, World Trade Organization?

RIP, World Trade Organization? RIP, World Trade Organization?

The United States was hostile to the WTO for years. Then came Donald Trump.

Dec 9, 2019 / Todd N. Tucker

Don’t Mess With French Pensions

Don’t Mess With French Pensions Don’t Mess With French Pensions

Emmanuel Macron’s latest bugbear: a million angry French citizens striking against his proposed pension reforms. 

Dec 6, 2019 / Colin Kinniburgh

Trump Just Dynamited the Food Stamp Program

Trump Just Dynamited the Food Stamp Program Trump Just Dynamited the Food Stamp Program

This man’s cruelty is boundless. He also just appointed as his homelessness czar a man who tried to get cities to ban charities from feeding the homeless.

Dec 6, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

What if Democrats Have Already Won Back Enough White Working-Class Voters to Win in 2020?

What if Democrats Have Already Won Back Enough White Working-Class Voters to Win in 2020? What if Democrats Have Already Won Back Enough White Working-Class Voters to Win in 2020?

Since the 1980s, Democratic candidates have proven that they can win elections while losing whites without a college degree by a significant margin.

Dec 4, 2019 / Joshua Holland

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Why Are Big-Money Democrats Turning Their Fire on Progressives? Why Are Big-Money Democrats Turning Their Fire on Progressives?

The real threats are Trump and the GOP.

Dec 3, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Letters From the December 16/23, 2019, Issue Letters From the December 16/23, 2019, Issue

Off base… “Can’t” versus “won’t”…

Dec 3, 2019 / Our Readers, Kelly Candaele, and Peter Dreier

Anti-Abortion Extremism Goes Full Psycho

Anti-Abortion Extremism Goes Full Psycho Anti-Abortion Extremism Goes Full Psycho

An Ohio House bill would require doctors to perform a procedure that is medically impossible—or face murder charges. Other bills just as nutty are being enacted across the country.

Dec 3, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

Rural America Has a Young People Problem

Rural America Has a Young People Problem Rural America Has a Young People Problem

Democratic politics will lose all remaining connection with rural areas of the country if young people leave home and never come back.

Nov 29, 2019 / Karen Rothmyer

WTO Protest Turtles

The Seattle Protests Showed Another World Is Possible The Seattle Protests Showed Another World Is Possible

Twenty years ago, demonstrations against the World Trade Organization opened the space for today’s critics of neoliberal capitalism.

Nov 29, 2019 / Mark Engler

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