Biden’s Executive Order on Police Reform Is Too Little, Too Late Biden’s Executive Order on Police Reform Is Too Little, Too Late
It does almost nothing to prevent local cops from shooting Black people to death.
Jun 2, 2022 / Elie Mystal
The Biden Administration’s Kayfabe Cold War With China The Biden Administration’s Kayfabe Cold War With China
Though the president’s “pivot to Asia” amounts to little more than saber-rattling, the risks remain very real.
May 31, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Want to See the Future of Climate Politics? Look to Australia. Want to See the Future of Climate Politics? Look to Australia.
The way in which climate concerns have occupied Australians’ politics should serve as a warning to American Democrats.
May 31, 2022 / Daniel Sherrell
President Biden’s Trip to Asia President Biden’s Trip to Asia
Dividing the world into rival blocs, the Cold War way.
May 30, 2022 / Michael T. Klare
Another Terrible Choice for Biden’s “Disinformation Board” Another Terrible Choice for Biden’s “Disinformation Board”
Michael Chertoff’s experience detaining Muslim Americans, justifying CIA torture, and helping to draft the Patriot Act make him an all-too-appropriate choice to advise this Orwelli...
May 27, 2022 / Lev Golinkin
“Case Numbers Don’t Matter”—and Other Fatal Covid Fallacies “Case Numbers Don’t Matter”—and Other Fatal Covid Fallacies
The logic behind “cases don’t matter”—the drumbeat of medical professionals pushing us back to normal—is a direct violation of the oath to “first, do no harm.”
May 19, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves
Biden’s Potential Next Climate Adviser Has Ties to Big Oil Biden’s Potential Next Climate Adviser Has Ties to Big Oil
Deputy adviser Ali Zaidi spent the Trump years at law firms that represented fossil fuel companies and private equity giants profiteering from the climate crisis.
May 17, 2022 / Aída Chávez
The War on the Progressive Wing of the Democratic Party The War on the Progressive Wing of the Democratic Party
Corporate interests are coming for the millions of progressive voters who joined with the center left to elect Joe Biden and a Democratic Congress.
May 16, 2022 / Jeff Weaver
The Hyde Amendment Is Not an Excuse to Do Nothing to Protect Abortion Rights The Hyde Amendment Is Not an Excuse to Do Nothing to Protect Abortion Rights
The federal government still has power to protect abortion rights, and it’s time the Biden administration used it.
May 12, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Under Biden, the Border Wall Is More Powerful Than Ever Under Biden, the Border Wall Is More Powerful Than Ever
Officials continue to promote a border-wall system that’s increasingly profitable—and more than ever like something out of a science-fiction movie.
May 11, 2022 / Todd Miller