Politics

AMLO inauguration in Mexico

What Does AMLO Mean for Migrants? What Does AMLO Mean for Migrants?

Mexico’s new president has signaled a more progressive, holistic approach to immigrants from Central America, but advocates want policies to follow the promises.

Dec 18, 2018 / Madeleine Wattenbarger

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Why the Time Has Come for a Green New Deal Why the Time Has Come for a Green New Deal

It’s smart politics and smart policy—and it’s enormously popular with the public.

Dec 18, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Animal Farm

Animal Farm Animal Farm

An Orwellian fantasia on the Trump porcine parish.

Dec 18, 2018 / OppArt / Daniel Montenegro

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

‘Conspiracy Theorists’ Refute Trump’s Fact-Filled Tweets ‘Conspiracy Theorists’ Refute Trump’s Fact-Filled Tweets

Sad!

Dec 18, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

Rex Tillerson

Conspiracy Theorists Are Obsessed With the Wrong ‘New World Order’ Conspiracy Theorists Are Obsessed With the Wrong ‘New World Order’

The real globalists have been destroying civilization for decades.

Dec 17, 2018 / John Feffer

Sanders War Powers Hearing

Bernie Sanders Getting the Senate to Check and Balance Trump Is Huge Bernie Sanders Getting the Senate to Check and Balance Trump Is Huge

The bipartisan Senate vote to end US support for Saudi attacks on Yemen reasserts the authority of Congress in matters of war.

Dec 17, 2018 / John Nichols

jazmine headley

Jazmine Headley’s Arrest Exposes the Punitive Design of Public Assistance Jazmine Headley’s Arrest Exposes the Punitive Design of Public Assistance

Welfare offices are the public face of a system designed to control, surveil, and penalize low-income women.

Dec 14, 2018 / Mariana Chilton

Robert Mueller sworn in

Don’t Let Russophobia Warp the Facts on Russiagate Don’t Let Russophobia Warp the Facts on Russiagate

Despite the media hoopla, Mueller’s latest filings do not bring us any closer to proving the long-sought Trump-Russia conspiracy.

Dec 14, 2018 / Aaron Maté

scott walker talks about losing

Scott Walker Ends His Miserable Governorship With a Final Blow to Democracy Scott Walker Ends His Miserable Governorship With a Final Blow to Democracy

By signing lame-duck legislation to disempower his successor, the Wisconsinite confirms his scorching contempt for the will of the people.

Dec 14, 2018 / John Nichols

Affordable Housing

The US Housing Market is Deeply Unfair. Here’s How You Can Help. The US Housing Market is Deeply Unfair. Here’s How You Can Help.

In 99.6 percent of US counties, a full-time minimum-wage worker cannot afford an average one-bedroom apartment.

Dec 14, 2018 / Emmeline Clein

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