Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to Israel Could Kill the Two-State Solution Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to Israel Could Kill the Two-State Solution
David Friedman is an extremist. If he gets his way, he’ll reverse decades of US policy and encourage apartheid rule over Palestine.
Dec 16, 2016 / Eli Clifton
Christmas in Caracas? Worse Than the Grinch! Christmas in Caracas? Worse Than the Grinch!
Amid today’s crisis, what is salvageable from the Bolivarian Revolution? A conversation with Alejandro Velasco.
Dec 16, 2016 / Greg Grandin
Larry Kudlow Isn’t an Economist, but He Plays One on TV Larry Kudlow Isn’t an Economist, but He Plays One on TV
And that’s what makes him a perfect fit in the Trump administration.
Dec 16, 2016 / David Dayen
In the Wake of Trump, a Black-Student Groundswell In the Wake of Trump, a Black-Student Groundswell
We know, from our history and social-studies and literature classes, the value of peaceful protest and civil disobedience.
Dec 16, 2016 / StudentNation / Students Organizing for Unity and Liberation, Grace Dolan-Sandrino, and Zahri Jackson
How the Trump Administration Could Change the American Landscape, Literally How the Trump Administration Could Change the American Landscape, Literally
Get ready for a rush to plunder our public lands.
Dec 16, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Driving Uber Toward Unionization Driving Uber Toward Unionization
Despite significant legal hurdles, the ridesharing company’s drivers are fighting for fair working conditions.
Dec 16, 2016 / Michelle Chen
What Is the Left Without Identity Politics? What Is the Left Without Identity Politics?
Four writers consider the question dividing the Democratic Party.
Dec 16, 2016 / Walter Benn Michaels, Charles W. Mills, Linda Hirshman, and Carla Murphy
Why Are the Media Taking the CIA’s Hacking Claims at Face Value? Why Are the Media Taking the CIA’s Hacking Claims at Face Value?
Despite the CIA’s uninspiring record for the past 70 years, the media are defending the agency for all it’s worth.
Dec 15, 2016 / James Carden
America in Populist Times: An Interview With Chantal Mouffe America in Populist Times: An Interview With Chantal Mouffe
One of the preeminent theorists on democracy, social movements, and populism, her work was an inspiration to Podemos in Spain and Syriza in Greece.
Dec 15, 2016 / Waleed Shahid
Alex Jones Has a New Target: Electors Who Want to Know More About Russian Hacking Alex Jones Has a New Target: Electors Who Want to Know More About Russian Hacking
As 67 members of the Electoral College ask for a briefing on what the intelligence community is telling Congress, right-wingers fight back.
Dec 15, 2016 / Joan Walsh