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A missile is fired during a US and South Korea joint training exercise on May 25, 2022, in East Coast, South Korea, just days after North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday, including an apparent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher 80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher

Yet mainstream US media outlets and partisan politics are routinely oblivious to threat of oblivion.

Jul 15, 2025 / Norman Solomon

Commentary editor John Podhoretz sits in front of a microphone with “Book Expo” written on it.

Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism

From the Cold War till Donald Trump, there’s always been a special dispensation for hawkish bigots.

Jul 14, 2025 / Jeet Heer

A group of young protesters holds pictures of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump outside the Federal Court in downtown Manhattan.

Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case

The Epstein scandal deserves a real investigation, not Trump’s hand-waving cover up.

Jul 11, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Workers fulfill orders at an Amazon fulfillment center.

Amazon’s Prime Sweatshop Is Nothing to Celebrate Amazon’s Prime Sweatshop Is Nothing to Celebrate

While chairman Jeff Bezos enjoys his honeymoon, Amazon workers are in line for record injuries and hospitalizations over the four-day summer sale.

Jul 8, 2025 / Jonathan Rosenblum

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a proclamation in the Oval Office at the White House on April 17, 2025, in Washington, DC.

The Media’s Profits Trump Democracy, Once Again The Media’s Profits Trump Democracy, Once Again

Paramount’s settlement with Trump is a symptom of deep structural rot in our corporate media system.

Jul 8, 2025 / Victor Pickard

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a podium during a news conference.

Pete Hegseth Is Unleashing Chaos at the Pentagon Pete Hegseth Is Unleashing Chaos at the Pentagon

Trump’s defense secretary loves taking selfies while presiding over administrative anarchy.

Jul 7, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Bill Moyers Helped Break the Media’s Climate Silence Bill Moyers Helped Break the Media’s Climate Silence

When Bill Moyers helped launch the Covering Climate Now media collaboration, he urged fellow journalists to “tell the story so people get it.”

Jun 30, 2025 / Obituary / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

Peter Thiel speaks at a lectern, holding microphone in front of audience at The Cambridge Union.

The Billionaires Are Abandoning Humanity The Billionaires Are Abandoning Humanity

Peter Thiel and his friends feel they no longer belong to our species.

Jun 30, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Bill Moyers Kept the Faith in Democracy. We Need His Example More Than Ever. Bill Moyers Kept the Faith in Democracy. We Need His Example More Than Ever.

The legendary journalist believed that speaking truth to power was the essential underpinning of an embattled American experiment.

Jun 27, 2025 / Obituary / John Nichols

“Washington Post” publisher Katharine Graham and executive editor Ben Bradlee leave US District Court in Washington on June 21, 1971, happy with Judge Gerhard A. Gesell's ruling the the paper could publish further articles about a Pentagon report on Vietnam. Later however, the US Court of Appeals extended for one more day a ban against publishing the secret documents.

My Grandmother Stood Up to Nixon—Jeff Bezos Should Take Note My Grandmother Stood Up to Nixon—Jeff Bezos Should Take Note

Fifty-four years ago, Katharine Graham defended The Washington Post against presidential threats. Her granddaughter now fears its soul is being sold.

Jun 26, 2025 / Pamela Alma Weymouth

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80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher 80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher

Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism

Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case

Amazon’s Prime Sweatshop Is Nothing to Celebrate Amazon’s Prime Sweatshop Is Nothing to Celebrate

The Media’s Profits Trump Democracy, Once Again The Media’s Profits Trump Democracy, Once Again

Pete Hegseth Is Unleashing Chaos at the Pentagon Pete Hegseth Is Unleashing Chaos at the Pentagon

Bill Moyers Helped Break the Media’s Climate Silence Bill Moyers Helped Break the Media’s Climate Silence

The Billionaires Are Abandoning Humanity The Billionaires Are Abandoning Humanity

Bill Moyers Kept the Faith in Democracy. We Need His Example More Than Ever. Bill Moyers Kept the Faith in Democracy. We Need His Example More Than Ever.

My Grandmother Stood Up to Nixon—Jeff Bezos Should Take Note My Grandmother Stood Up to Nixon—Jeff Bezos Should Take Note

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80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher 80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher

Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism

Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case

Amazon’s Prime Sweatshop Is Nothing to Celebrate Amazon’s Prime Sweatshop Is Nothing to Celebrate

The Media’s Profits Trump Democracy, Once Again The Media’s Profits Trump Democracy, Once Again

Pete Hegseth Is Unleashing Chaos at the Pentagon Pete Hegseth Is Unleashing Chaos at the Pentagon

Bill Moyers Helped Break the Media’s Climate Silence Bill Moyers Helped Break the Media’s Climate Silence

The Billionaires Are Abandoning Humanity The Billionaires Are Abandoning Humanity

Bill Moyers Kept the Faith in Democracy. We Need His Example More Than Ever. Bill Moyers Kept the Faith in Democracy. We Need His Example More Than Ever.

My Grandmother Stood Up to Nixon—Jeff Bezos Should Take Note My Grandmother Stood Up to Nixon—Jeff Bezos Should Take Note