The War Hawks Are Back, and They Still Sound Like Little Boys Playing With Toy Soldiers The War Hawks Are Back, and They Still Sound Like Little Boys Playing With Toy Soldiers
Washington’s armchair generals are salivating at the world’s current turmoil, seeing a chance to rehabilitate themselves.
Jul 23, 2014 / William Greider
Surprise! NYPD Commissioner Bratton Doesn’t Think Race Had Anything to Do With Eric Garner’s Death Surprise! NYPD Commissioner Bratton Doesn’t Think Race Had Anything to Do With Eric Garner’s Death
We don’t escape America's history of racism because we believe ourselves to be good people, or that we're just doing our jobs. It’s already defined our lives.&n...
Jul 23, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
No, Millennials Are Not All Libertarians No, Millennials Are Not All Libertarians
Young Americans’ fondness for high-tech innovation could suit our need to shake up the political system.
Jul 23, 2014 / Alex Holt
Why Is the 2022 World Cup Being Held in a Country That Practices Modern-Day Slavery? Why Is the 2022 World Cup Being Held in a Country That Practices Modern-Day Slavery?
Migrant workers subject to the kafala system have little recourse against exploitation and abuse.
Jul 23, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Rick Perry Uses Immigrant-Bashing as Path to 2016 Rick Perry Uses Immigrant-Bashing as Path to 2016
Like Europe’s far-right parties, Perry is hoping that hostility to immigrants will energize the base.
Jul 23, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
On Israel-Palestine and BDS: Chomsky Replies On Israel-Palestine and BDS: Chomsky Replies
Noam Chomsky responds to Yousef Munayyer, MJ Rosenberg, Nadia Ben-Youssef, Ran Greenstein and the Organizing Collective of the US Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott o...
Jul 22, 2014 / Noam Chomsky
We’re Arresting Poor Mothers for Our Own Failures We’re Arresting Poor Mothers for Our Own Failures
Mothers like Shanesha Taylor and Debra Harrell are caught in a childcare Catch-22 that we made for them.
Jul 22, 2014 / Bryce Covert
Russian and American News Media Give ‘Mirror Image’ Accounts of MH17 Crash Russian and American News Media Give ‘Mirror Image’ Accounts of MH17 Crash
In Russia and in the US, the media play the blame game.
Jul 22, 2014 / Press Room
Appeals Court Advances Mortal Threat to Obamacare Appeals Court Advances Mortal Threat to Obamacare
Conservative judges ruled to effectively gut the health law in twenty-seven states.
Jul 22, 2014 / George Zornick
Detroit’s Fight for Water Rights Is Showing How to Battle (and Beat) Austerity Detroit’s Fight for Water Rights Is Showing How to Battle (and Beat) Austerity
Officials have temporarily suspended water shutoffs, and activists are working to create permanent protections for low-income families.
Jul 22, 2014 / John Nichols