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Nuclear Weapons Pose the Ultimate Threat to Mankind

Nuclear Weapons Pose the Ultimate Threat to Mankind Nuclear Weapons Pose the Ultimate Threat to Mankind

A growing number of movements are dedicated to making sure they’re banned.

Jun 21, 2018 / Feature / Betsy Taylor

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Catastrophic Climate Change Is Not an ‘Environmental’ Issue: Bill McKibben Catastrophic Climate Change Is Not an ‘Environmental’ Issue: Bill McKibben

Plus Andrew Bacevich on our endless wars and Robert Edelman on the World Cup.

Jun 21, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Americans Are Sick of Endless War

Americans Are Sick of Endless War Americans Are Sick of Endless War

With years of foreign-policy failures, why has so little changed?

Jun 21, 2018 / Feature / Stephen Miles

Trump’s Executive Order Turns Family Separation Into Family Incarceration

Trump’s Executive Order Turns Family Separation Into Family Incarceration Trump’s Executive Order Turns Family Separation Into Family Incarceration

It also opens up military bases as detention centers and indicates an intention to reopen the Flores settlement.

Jun 20, 2018 / Julianne Hing

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More Immigrants Died in Detention in Fiscal Year 2017 Than in Any Year Since 2009 More Immigrants Died in Detention in Fiscal Year 2017 Than in Any Year Since 2009

According to a new report, subpar medical care is contributing to deaths in ICE detention.

Jun 20, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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FIFA’s Weak Attempts to Fight Racism Are on Display at the World Cup in Russia FIFA’s Weak Attempts to Fight Racism Are on Display at the World Cup in Russia

The eviction of “diversity houses” follows a series of racist incidents in the country’s soccer leagues. Will FIFA again do nothing?

Jun 20, 2018 / Andrew Tan-Delli Cicchi and Dave Zirin

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The Death of Philip Roth’s ‘Lox and Bagels’ Judaism The Death of Philip Roth’s ‘Lox and Bagels’ Judaism

The novelist’s life tracked the rise and fall of a golden age of secular American Jewry.

Jun 20, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

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Russiagate’s ‘Core Narrative’ Has Always Lacked Actual Evidence Russiagate’s ‘Core Narrative’ Has Always Lacked Actual Evidence

The unprecedented allegation that the Kremlin “attacked America” and “colluded” with its president in order to elect him is based on two documents devoid of facts or logic.

Jun 20, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

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How Private Contractors Enable Trump’s Cruelties at the Border How Private Contractors Enable Trump’s Cruelties at the Border

Private-prison groups and several Fortune 500 companies are profiting off “zero-tolerance” enforcement. 

Jun 20, 2018 / David Dayen

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The Generational Trauma of Separating Families The Generational Trauma of Separating Families

The roots of Trump’s child-detention policy are in American history.

Jun 20, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

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