My Bill Would Stop US Aid From Funding Palestinian Suffering My Bill Would Stop US Aid From Funding Palestinian Suffering
HR 2590 would restrict US military aid to Israel from being used to demolish homes, annex Palestinian land, or imprison Palestinian children in military detention facilities.
Jun 4, 2021 / Betty McCollum
AMLO Has Been a Disappointment to the World—for Mexico, He’s Been Far Worse AMLO Has Been a Disappointment to the World—for Mexico, He’s Been Far Worse
The Mexican president’s botched Covid response and his lean toward militarization indicate that he takes his cues from the past, not the future.
Jun 4, 2021 / Dawn Paley
How to Make Money Off a Pandemic How to Make Money Off a Pandemic
The Trump administration saw the pandemic not for what it took away but for what it offered.
Jun 4, 2021 / Nina Burleigh
A Tale of 2 States A Tale of 2 States
Vastly different approaches to governance in California and Texas show two diverging paths—one forward, and one to ruin.
Jun 4, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Democrats Should Just Create More Federal Holidays Democrats Should Just Create More Federal Holidays
Arguing that Americans work too much is a winning political message.
Jun 4, 2021 / Ed Burmila
The Miseducation of White Children The Miseducation of White Children
The attacks on critical race theory are just another attempt to prevent this country from reckoning with its racist past and present—by keeping white kids ignorant.
Jun 3, 2021 / Elie Mystal
The Current GOP The Current GOP
The Grand Old (Anti-Democracy) Party.
Jun 3, 2021 / OppArt / JD Crowe, Peter Kuper, and Ann Telnaes
Call It What It Is: A Climate Emergency Call It What It Is: A Climate Emergency
Why are media outlets still not treating climate change as the catastrophic threat it truly is?
Jun 3, 2021 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
The Misplaced Hope of Understanding Police From the Inside The Misplaced Hope of Understanding Police From the Inside
Law professor Rosa Brooks became a volunteer cop to show how policing might be fixed. But are the police beyond reform?
Jun 3, 2021 / Katie Way
A Fart Joke Is Not a Pogrom A Fart Joke Is Not a Pogrom
In the wake of violence in Israel and Palestine, American observers distort the conflict through the lens of their own solipsism.
Jun 3, 2021 / Talia Lavin