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Tell Etsy to Pay Its Fair Share of Taxes Tell Etsy to Pay Its Fair Share of Taxes

Despite its claim to be a socially responsible company, Etsy is taking advantage of secretive tax-haven laws in Ireland.

Sep 18, 2015 / NationAction

Living Under Israel’s Missiles

Living Under Israel’s Missiles Living Under Israel’s Missiles

Four boys of the Bakr family were killed by a missile strike during last year’s incursion. Their surviving family members are still scarred from the attack.

Sep 18, 2015 / Dan Cohen and Rebecca Pierce

Financial Markets Wall Street Federal Reserve

Low Interest Rates Help Private-Equity Moguls and Hurt Average Americans Low Interest Rates Help Private-Equity Moguls and Hurt Average Americans

Today’s near-zero rates are free money for investors, but murder for savers and retirees.

Sep 18, 2015 / William D. Cohan

An Open Letter to Richard Sherman

An Open Letter to Richard Sherman An Open Letter to Richard Sherman

The former NBA player and “activist athlete” shares his disappointment with football’s most prominent political voice.

Sep 18, 2015 / Etan Thomas

Migrants walk through Serbia en route to Croatia.

Europe’s Handling of the Migrant Crisis Shows Just How Morally Bankrupt It Has Become Europe’s Handling of the Migrant Crisis Shows Just How Morally Bankrupt It Has Become

While the spotlight turns to refugees from violence, Europe keeps its poorest migrants in the dark.

Sep 18, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican.

Why Is the ‘Radical Pope’ About to Canonize a Priest Who Helped Enslave and Murder Native Americans? Why Is the ‘Radical Pope’ About to Canonize a Priest Who Helped Enslave and Murder Native Americans?

It's time to confront, not celebrate, the other American slavery.

Sep 18, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

September 18, 1961: UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld Dies in a Plane Crash

September 18, 1961: UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld Dies in a Plane Crash September 18, 1961: UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld Dies in a Plane Crash

“There are those in the U.N. who think that the late Secretary General—exceptional man though he was—tried to carry the world ahead on his shoulders too fast, and too single-handed...

Sep 18, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

GOP 2016 Debate

The Republican Candidates Just Can’t Quit Neoconservatism The Republican Candidates Just Can’t Quit Neoconservatism

With the exception of Rand Paul, the GOP field remained in thrall to a bankrupt ideology.

Sep 17, 2015 / James Carden

Ahmed Mohamed

Obama Should Stand With Ahmed—at His Mosque in Texas Obama Should Stand With Ahmed—at His Mosque in Texas

The president has yet to visit an American mosque. Ahmed Mohamed’s ordeal is the perfect opportunity to launch a new fight against anti-Muslim bigotry.

Sep 17, 2015 / Ali Gharib

Star Trek

What Can ‘Star Trek’ Teach Us About American Exceptionalism? What Can ‘Star Trek’ Teach Us About American Exceptionalism?

The quintessentially American urge “to boldly go,” regardless of consequence, has gotten humanity into a heap of trouble.

Sep 17, 2015 / John Feffer

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