Government

Palestinians in the rubble of their homes after continued bombing that has killed over 1,000 children

It’s Time for Dems to Stop Hand-Wringing and Demand That Israel End Its Bombing It’s Time for Dems to Stop Hand-Wringing and Demand That Israel End Its Bombing

Palestinians don’t need crocodile tears and lawyer-speak. They need a cease-fire.

Oct 16, 2023 / Sarah Lazare and Adam Johnson

Left to right: Ayman Mohyeldin, Ali Melshi, and Mehdi Hasan.

The Fight Over MSNBC’s Cave-in to Islamophobia The Fight Over MSNBC’s Cave-in to Islamophobia

Amid war fever and bigoted violence, we have to combat media cowardice.

Oct 16, 2023 / Jeet Heer

The Justice Is IN

The Justice Is IN The Justice Is IN

Check out all installments in the OppArt series.

Oct 16, 2023 / OppArt / Pat Bagley

west Virginia statehouse, capitol, economic bill of rights

In West Virginia, Can the Left Win Back “Trump Country”? In West Virginia, Can the Left Win Back “Trump Country”?

Not until coastal journalists stop viewing rural people as an exotic species.

Oct 16, 2023 / Richard Eskow

Texas Republicans

Texas Republicans Want to Ban the State From Taxing the Rich Texas Republicans Want to Ban the State From Taxing the Rich

Proposition 3 would prohibit the creation of a “wealth tax” in the Lone Star State, putting businesses and billionaires over the average citizen.

Oct 16, 2023 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Joe Biden in New York on September 20, 2023.

Israelis Are Rejecting Netanyahu. So Why Is Biden Giving Him a Blank Check? Israelis Are Rejecting Netanyahu. So Why Is Biden Giving Him a Blank Check?

The president needs to recognize that Israelis are right when they criticize Netanyahu as a failed leader. Then he needs to stop giving him the green light to destroy Gaza.

Oct 14, 2023 / John Nichols

Lost in a fog.

Oct 13, 2023 / Steve Brodner

House majority leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) announces that he is pulling out of the race to become speaker following a House Republican Conference meeting on Capitol Hill on Thursday evening, October 12, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

The House GOP Is Irretrievably Broken The House GOP Is Irretrievably Broken

It couldn’t happen to a more deserving group of people. The problem is that their dysfunction could break the country, too.

Oct 13, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Silence Is Complicity

Silence Is Complicity Silence Is Complicity

Let’s speak out against white supremacy, human trafficking, bigotry, sexual abuse, gun violence, oppression, mass shootings, domestic violence…

Oct 13, 2023 / OppArt / Judy Polstra

The Supreme Court Is Going to Rubber-Stamp Racial Gerrymandering

The Supreme Court Is Going to Rubber-Stamp Racial Gerrymandering The Supreme Court Is Going to Rubber-Stamp Racial Gerrymandering

The court has found a loophole that could allow districts to exclude Black voters—and still call it constitutional.

Oct 12, 2023 / Elie Mystal

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