Coming to Terms With Ezra Pound’s Politics Coming to Terms With Ezra Pound’s Politics
What is the relationship between Pound’s fascism and his poetry?
Mar 28, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley
The Threat of a Trade War Is Overblown―Real War Is Far More Likely The Threat of a Trade War Is Overblown―Real War Is Far More Likely
America’s trading partners will probably just wait for Trump to move on to his next distraction—which could be a shooting war.
Mar 28, 2018 / Mark Weisbrot
In Kenya, Election Manipulation Is a Matter of Life and Death In Kenya, Election Manipulation Is a Matter of Life and Death
Social media amplify the threat posed by Cambridge Analytica and the rest of Africa’s secretive political-consulting industry.
Mar 28, 2018 / Nanjala Nyabola
Let’s Not Fall Into the Cold-War Arms-Control Trap Let’s Not Fall Into the Cold-War Arms-Control Trap
For our national security, we need self-control more than we need arms-control talks.
Mar 27, 2018 / Patrick Lawrence
Scott Walker Is Trying To Dismantle Democracy in Wisconsin Scott Walker Is Trying To Dismantle Democracy in Wisconsin
Instead of following an order to call special elections to fill vacant legislative seats, the governor wants a new law that says they can be left empty for a year.
Mar 27, 2018 / John Nichols
What Happens When You Put Young People of Color at the Center of #NeverAgain What Happens When You Put Young People of Color at the Center of #NeverAgain
Gun control becomes only one part of the larger solution to violence in our communities.
Mar 27, 2018 / Lori Bezahler
After the March For Our Lives, It’s Time to Confront Congress After the March For Our Lives, It’s Time to Confront Congress
You can also support a 50-mile walk to end gun violence and call on Congress to oppose Trump's war cabinet.
Mar 27, 2018 / NationAction
Our Systems for Tracking the Criminal-Justice System Are Broken Our Systems for Tracking the Criminal-Justice System Are Broken
In Florida, a recently passed bill will standardize these statistics, and make them publicly accessible.
Mar 27, 2018 / Michelle Chen
#BlackLivesMatter and the NBA Collide In Sacramento #BlackLivesMatter and the NBA Collide In Sacramento
When Stephon Clark was killed by police, activists took to the streets and shut down an NBA game.
Mar 27, 2018 / Dave Zirin
The Media Have a Trump Addiction The Media Have a Trump Addiction
Who’s covering that story?
Mar 27, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt