Mexico’s Crackdown Is Making the Migrant Crisis Worse Mexico’s Crackdown Is Making the Migrant Crisis Worse
Under pressure from the US to ramp up deterrence, security forces have been implicated in the killing of at least two migrants this year.
Aug 9, 2019 / John Washington
Russia Needs Its Own Bernie Sanders Russia Needs Its Own Bernie Sanders
Can leftist sociologist and columnist Boris Kagarlitsky create room for a new politics in Russia?
Aug 7, 2019 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Keep Climbing During the ICC’s Summer Break Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Keep Climbing During the ICC’s Summer Break
The court at The Hague has a chance to investigate crimes against humanity in the US’s longest-running war—but so far, it refuses.
Aug 6, 2019 / Mohammed Harun Arsalai and Mohsin Khan Momand
The Road to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics The Road to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Jules Boykoff stops by the show to talk about a recent trip with Dave to Tokyo.
Aug 6, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
The Meaning of Israel’s Massive Housing Demolitions in East Jerusalem The Meaning of Israel’s Massive Housing Demolitions in East Jerusalem
Destruction at this scale and visibility cannot be understood without grasping its political message; in fact, the scale and visibility are the message.
Aug 6, 2019 / Jeff Halper
Steve Bannon’s Foreign Policy Crusade Against China Steve Bannon’s Foreign Policy Crusade Against China
Bannon joins forces with neocons and re-forms the Committee on the Present Danger to focus on China.
Aug 5, 2019 / James Carden
Feminists and LGBTQ Activists Are Leading the Insurrection in Puerto Rico Feminists and LGBTQ Activists Are Leading the Insurrection in Puerto Rico
These and other grassroots groups are pushing the fight against corruption and austerity.
Aug 2, 2019 / Ed Morales
In Memoriam: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Dies at 32 In Memoriam: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Dies at 32
The INF Treaty is survived by New START, but it too is in danger.
Aug 2, 2019 / Matt Korda
Why Confrontation With China Threatens the Progressive Agenda Why Confrontation With China Threatens the Progressive Agenda
Playing up the China threat might look like a no-brainer for Democrats trying to beef up their foreign policy credentials. But the strategy could backfire.
Aug 1, 2019 / Jake Werner
Congress Finally Challenges the Cuba Travel Ban Congress Finally Challenges the Cuba Travel Ban
This Cold War relic is an outrageous violation of citizens’ rights.
Aug 1, 2019 / Peter Kornbluh