Hillary Clinton’s Embrace of Kissinger Is Inexcusable Hillary Clinton’s Embrace of Kissinger Is Inexcusable
Bernie Sanders should call on her to repudiate him as the war criminal he is.
Aug 9, 2016 / Greg Grandin
The School-Security Industry Is Cashing In Big on Public Fears of Mass Shootings The School-Security Industry Is Cashing In Big on Public Fears of Mass Shootings
A spike in spending on high-tech security is diverting educational funds from districts across the country.
Aug 9, 2016 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Undocumented Immigrants Can’t Vote, but They’re Still Making Their Voices Heard Undocumented Immigrants Can’t Vote, but They’re Still Making Their Voices Heard
Even without citizenship, undocumented immigrants have a big impact on our democracy.
Aug 8, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Obama Expands the ISIS Bombing Campaign to a 4th Country, the Media Barely Notice Obama Expands the ISIS Bombing Campaign to a 4th Country, the Media Barely Notice
What began two years ago as “limited” air strikes in Iraq now includes Syria, Afghanistan, and Libya—all with little public debate.
Aug 5, 2016 / Adam Johnson
Damage Control in Rio Damage Control in Rio
Addressing the rumors about poor conditions at the Olympic village.
Aug 5, 2016 / Khalid Rahmaan
France’s National Front Draws Strength From Brexit France’s National Front Draws Strength From Brexit
The party has long shrouded racism in the language of “self-determination”—now, they feel vindicated.
Aug 5, 2016 / Richard Wolin
The Other Olympic Refugee Story The Other Olympic Refugee Story
Don’t let heart-warming coverage of the Refugee Olympic Team distract from the other refugee crisis the IOC helped create.
Aug 5, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Running on Empty Running on Empty
Was the failure to solve the US energy crisis of the 1970s a product of bad government policy, or of voters demanding that their government do the impossible?
Aug 4, 2016 / Jefferson Decker
5 Countries That Know How to Handle Student Debt 5 Countries That Know How to Handle Student Debt
It doesn’t have to be this way.
Aug 4, 2016 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Cody Hounanian
We Should Be Shocked, Shocked, at Reports of Russian Interference in US Elections We Should Be Shocked, Shocked, at Reports of Russian Interference in US Elections
Because, you know, it’s not as if Washington has ever done the same thing to other countries.
Aug 3, 2016 / William Greider