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Trump’s Coronavirus Response Is Going to Get Someone Hurt

Trump’s Coronavirus Response Is Going to Get Someone Hurt Trump’s Coronavirus Response Is Going to Get Someone Hurt

In the absence of any real plans to stem the virus, Trump is turning to the kind of “us vs. them” rhetoric that can only lead to violence.

Mar 12, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Heathrow passenger information board

What’s Behind Trump’s Bogus, Corrupt, Dangerous Travel Ban? What’s Behind Trump’s Bogus, Corrupt, Dangerous Travel Ban?

As always with this president, there is a layer of toxic ideological motivation—that will cost American lives.

Mar 12, 2020 / Bruce Shapiro

Medical workers striking

‘I Am Willing to Take a Bullet for You. Are You Willing to Go on Strike for Me?’ ‘I Am Willing to Take a Bullet for You. Are You Willing to Go on Strike for Me?’

The government won’t listen. The police keep cracking down. So Hong Kong protesters are trying a new tactic: They’re forming unions.

Mar 12, 2020 / Jun Pang and Nickolas Tang

Afghans Imagine a Future of Lasting Peace

Afghans Imagine a Future of Lasting Peace Afghans Imagine a Future of Lasting Peace

The US-Taliban peace agreement has seeded hope for Afghans living in a Kabul-based internally displaced peoples camp.

Mar 11, 2020 / Mohammed Harun Arsalai and Mohsin Khan Momand

Green Berets at a training in Nevada

Would the Draft Help End America’s Endless Wars? Would the Draft Help End America’s Endless Wars?

While most Americans love the military, they also have no experience with it.

Mar 11, 2020 / Nan Levinson

Bernie Sanders South Carolina

It’s Propaganda, All Right—Against Bernie Sanders It’s Propaganda, All Right—Against Bernie Sanders

The debate we need simply won’t take place if those challenging the failed policies of the past are met not with argument but with slurs.

Mar 10, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s Latest Reality Show: The 2020 Election Donald Trump’s Latest Reality Show: The 2020 Election

Trump has been gearing up for the next presidential election since he took office.

Mar 10, 2020 / John Feffer

Sanders v. Biden (v. Trump) on China

Sanders v. Biden (v. Trump) on China Sanders v. Biden (v. Trump) on China

The coronavirus provides a stark reminder that the US does not have a coherent and forward-thinking China policy.

Mar 9, 2020 / Rob Howse and Zephyr Teachout

Our Elections Are Not Immune

Our Elections Are Not Immune Our Elections Are Not Immune

Where’s the plan to ensure that the coronavirus doesn’t upend the 2020 elections?

Mar 7, 2020 / John Nichols

The US-Taliban Deal Changes Little on the Ground

The US-Taliban Deal Changes Little on the Ground The US-Taliban Deal Changes Little on the Ground

The US cannot guarantee peace in Afghanistan, but that should not determine whether the US ends its war.

Mar 6, 2020 / Adam Wunische

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