Human Rights Are Not Enough Human Rights Are Not Enough
We must also embrace the fight against economic inequality.
Mar 16, 2018 / Feature / Samuel Moyn
The Pentagon Wants You to Go Shopping While the Experts Go to War The Pentagon Wants You to Go Shopping While the Experts Go to War
Americans are in the dark about the near-global warfare being waged in their name.
Mar 15, 2018 / William J. Astore
Think the War in Syria Is Winding Down? Think Again. Think the War in Syria Is Winding Down? Think Again.
The conflict, having long since fallen into the hands of foreigners, is flying along on its second wind.
Mar 15, 2018 / Feature / Charles Glass
Here’s Why Labor Should Resist Trump’s Tariff Here’s Why Labor Should Resist Trump’s Tariff
It will have little economic effect but will add more bellicosity to a world already overdosing on it.
Mar 14, 2018 / Doug Henwood
‘Icarus’: Best Film Based on a Doping Scheme (but the Wrong One) ‘Icarus’: Best Film Based on a Doping Scheme (but the Wrong One)
The film makes a hero of an admitted wrongdoer.
Mar 14, 2018 / Ronald Katz
In Russia, Everyone Is Tired of National Politics In Russia, Everyone Is Tired of National Politics
But at the local level, citizens can embark on a path to improvement and local dialogue.
Mar 14, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
A Bogus ‘Compromise’ Senate Bill Would Prolong Atrocities in Yemen A Bogus ‘Compromise’ Senate Bill Would Prolong Atrocities in Yemen
The Young/Shaheen measure would allow continued US participation in Saudi war crimes. Support the Sanders/Lee/Murphy bill instead.
Mar 13, 2018 / Mark Weisbrot
The Koch Brothers Get Their Very Own Secretary of State The Koch Brothers Get Their Very Own Secretary of State
Trump’s pick to replace Rex Tillerson is an errand boy for billionaires.
Mar 13, 2018 / John Nichols
Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Tariffs. He’s Running a Con. Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Tariffs. He’s Running a Con.
Neither Democrats nor the media should get distracted by the show; instead, they should expose the harsh reality behind the curtain.
Mar 13, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Escaping Hate: A Trans Woman’s Journey North Escaping Hate: A Trans Woman’s Journey North
Alexandra Acevedo fled Honduras—one of the most dangerous places on earth to be queer—to find safety and the freedom to be herself.
Mar 13, 2018 / Michael Snyder