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!
Forget Ukraine. The reasons why Donald Trump should be impeached—and convicted—are nearly endless.
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
Trump Is Exploiting the National Guard Trump Is Exploiting the National Guard
Former presidents have deployed the reserve military force to bust unions, quell riots, and fight in wars of our own making. Trump is now using it to fabricate a border crisis.
Feb 11, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon
What Is Truth in the Age of Trump? What Is Truth in the Age of Trump?
How “alternative facts” have reshaped the way we think about truth.
Jan 11, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon