These Are the Real Causes of the Iran Protests These Are the Real Causes of the Iran Protests
Trump’s threats to kill the nuclear deal have inhibited investment, leading to continued economic distress—but it was the Iranian government’s leaked budget that enraged the public...
Jan 4, 2018 / Trita Parsi
A New Map Shows the Alarming Spread of the US War on Terror A New Map Shows the Alarming Spread of the US War on Terror
American counterterrorism forces are in far, far more countries than you realize.
Jan 4, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt
Donald Trump Lies About Everything, Including Steve Bannon Donald Trump Lies About Everything, Including Steve Bannon
It is absurd for the president to claim that “Steve Bannon has nothing to do with me or my presidency.”
Jan 4, 2018 / John Nichols
Trump and the Neocons Are Wrong Again on Iran Trump and the Neocons Are Wrong Again on Iran
The Trump administration’s reaction to the anti-government protests has been marked by the usual hypocrisies.
Jan 4, 2018 / James Carden
Charter Schools Are Reshaping America’s Education System for the Worse Charter Schools Are Reshaping America’s Education System for the Worse
High faculty turnover, high student attrition, and booming funding are making charters into the perfect weapon to destroy our public school system.
Jan 4, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Kremlin Cover Band Kremlin Cover Band
How Stars and Stripes Become a Red Square
Jan 4, 2018 / OppArt / Tim O’Brien
Republicans Are Using Fear of Eugenics to Attack Reproductive Rights Republicans Are Using Fear of Eugenics to Attack Reproductive Rights
Cute kids with Down syndrome, like my son, should never be an excuse to deny access to an abortion.
Jan 4, 2018 / David M. Perry
The Trump Family’s History With the KKK The Trump Family’s History With the KKK
Linda Gordon on Fred Trump, plus Nancy MacLean on the roots of the right.
Jan 4, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The CEO of Wells Fargo Might Be in Big, Big Trouble The CEO of Wells Fargo Might Be in Big, Big Trouble
A group of plaintiffs in Utah, with the help of some US senators, have put the executive in a jam.
Jan 3, 2018 / David Dayen
Orrin Hatch Was Never a ‘Public Servant’ Orrin Hatch Was Never a ‘Public Servant’
The retiring senator has always been a shameless tool of billionaire campaign donors and a partisan errand boy for the likes of Donald Trump.
Jan 3, 2018 / John Nichols