How Much Cruelty Can Trump Get Away With? Ask Obama. How Much Cruelty Can Trump Get Away With? Ask Obama.
After one administration turns a blind eye to torture, we can expect little repercussions for throwing children in cages.
Feb 19, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon
Trump’s Idea of a Conspiratorial Deep State Is… Just the Regular Government Trump’s Idea of a Conspiratorial Deep State Is… Just the Regular Government
A quick history lesson shows us that Trump’s definition of the scheming “deep state” is inaccurate.
Jan 15, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon
The Reasons Republicans Are Still Backing Trump The Reasons Republicans Are Still Backing Trump
The party Trump has inherited is hell-bent on continuing America’s long tradition of racism and imperialism.
Dec 6, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon
Impeach Him, Already! Impeach Him, Already!
Oct 15, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon
The Current Migrant Crisis Was Created by US Foreign Policy, Not Trump The Current Migrant Crisis Was Created by US Foreign Policy, Not Trump
The roots of our migrant crisis trace back to decades of US interventionism and bloody coups in Central America.
Aug 16, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon
Having an Abortion Was the Most Unselfish Thing I’ve Done Having an Abortion Was the Most Unselfish Thing I’ve Done
A writer reflects on the Trump era, the state of reproductive health in America, and her decision to get an abortion in 1974.
Jul 16, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon
The War Crimes Trump Can’t Pardon The War Crimes Trump Can’t Pardon
The president is considering pardons for military members accused of war crimes, but the officials responsible for our disastrous wars already have free passes.
Jun 7, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon
The Trump Era Calls for an ‘American Spring’ The Trump Era Calls for an ‘American Spring’
It’s time that our president—like the autocrats he is propping up across North Africa and the Middle East—finally be held accountable.
May 2, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon
Why Are We Above International Law? Why Are We Above International Law?
The Trump administration’s rejection of the International Criminal Court is the latest example of America’s toxic exceptionalism.
Mar 26, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon
Man-Made Myths About the Female Body Have Led to Centuries of Bad Sex Man-Made Myths About the Female Body Have Led to Centuries of Bad Sex
The erasure of the clitoris from the study of anatomy is one of the biggest cover-ups in modern history.
Mar 7, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon