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Rescue Efforts

Rescue Efforts Rescue Efforts

The children still lost in the cave.

Jul 11, 2018 / OppArt / Pia Guerra

Common Ground: For Secure Elections and True National Security

Common Ground: For Secure Elections and True National Security Common Ground: For Secure Elections and True National Security

An open letter by Gloria Steinem, Noam Chomsky, John Dean, Governor Bill Richardson, Walter Mosley, Michael Moore, Valerie Plame, and others.

Jul 11, 2018 / The Nation

Domestic Worker Protest California

What Happens When Care Work Comes on Demand? What Happens When Care Work Comes on Demand?

The gig economy is disrupting domestic and care work—to workers’ detriment.

Jul 10, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Draymond Green With Rifle

On Draymond Green’s ‘Friends of the IDF’ Trip to Israel On Draymond Green’s ‘Friends of the IDF’ Trip to Israel

Draymond Green refused to visit Donald Trump. But he visited the Israeli President and posed as a sniper for the cameras—that’s a problem.

Jul 10, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Preet Bharara Shrugging

The Flawed Legend of Preet Bharara The Flawed Legend of Preet Bharara

After being fired by Trump, the former US Attorney wears a halo of martyrdom. But he failed to prosecute the Wall Street banksters who brought us the financial crisis.

Jul 10, 2018 / William D. Cohan

Children Detention Center

How Will History Judge Donald Trump’s ‘Human Zoos’? How Will History Judge Donald Trump’s ‘Human Zoos’?

If the past is any indication: not well.

Jul 10, 2018 / Ariel Dorfman

Protest Against Islamophobia in France

What a Foiled Plot to Execute Muslims Reveals About Islamophobia in France What a Foiled Plot to Execute Muslims Reveals About Islamophobia in France

The planned attack faded from the news, but media narratives of Islam’s incompatibility with the Republic remain.

Jul 10, 2018 / Karina Piser

Obama Center Protests

The Obama Center Leaves Chicago Communities in Its Shadow The Obama Center Leaves Chicago Communities in Its Shadow

The Obama Foundation is back selling hope and change to big-name donors, but this time, Chicago’s South Side residents aren’t all buying it.

Jul 10, 2018 / LeAlan M. Jones

Brett Kavanaugh and Donald Trump

The Supreme Court’s Rightward Lurch The Supreme Court’s Rightward Lurch

The highest court in the land was never supposed to be a political body.

Jul 10, 2018 / James D. Zirin

White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Bill Shine

Trump’s Hiring of Fox’s Bill Shine Illustrates Our Debased Politics Trump’s Hiring of Fox’s Bill Shine Illustrates Our Debased Politics

It’s just another chance to ask, “Are we living an actual nightmare?”

Jul 10, 2018 / Eric Alterman

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