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Trump Halloween Mask

In the Era of Trump, Illusions Are Not Reserved for Halloween In the Era of Trump, Illusions Are Not Reserved for Halloween

Be afraid.

Oct 26, 2017 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Police brutality protest New York

Know Your Rights and Help Explain Them to Everyone Else Know Your Rights and Help Explain Them to Everyone Else

The resistance needs you.

Oct 25, 2017 / NationAction

PMF Iraq

Iran’s—and Russia’s—Influence Is Growing in Iraqi Kurdistan Iran’s—and Russia’s—Influence Is Growing in Iraqi Kurdistan

Baghdad’s seizure of oil-rich Kirkuk, aided by Shiite militias close to Tehran, has forced the Kurdish government to freeze its independence-referendum results.

Oct 25, 2017 / Jeremy Hodge

Tank in Poland

US Double Standards in the New Cold War US Double Standards in the New Cold War

The mainstream American political-media narrative, which powerfully influences the possibility of war or peace with Russia, is dangerously unbalanced.

Oct 25, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

US and South Korean ships

The United States and North Korea Are Edging Into Increasingly Dangerous Territory The United States and North Korea Are Edging Into Increasingly Dangerous Territory

But there is still a way to avoid war, and it begins with talks between the two sides, not escalating threats.

Oct 25, 2017 / Tim Shorrock

Food Stamps Florida

41 Million Americans Are Food Insecure. Why Are the Media Ignoring Them? 41 Million Americans Are Food Insecure. Why Are the Media Ignoring Them?

Trump overwhelms the news, helping the robber-baron class more quietly pillage the country.

Oct 25, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

Civilian Conservation Corps

The US Needs a New Civilian Conservation Corps The US Needs a New Civilian Conservation Corps

FDR’s CCC worked in the 1930s, and it would work today.

Oct 25, 2017 / Paul J. Baicich

Jerry Jones

Looks Like Jerry Jones Isn’t Going to Punish His Players for Protesting After All Looks Like Jerry Jones Isn’t Going to Punish His Players for Protesting After All

The response to David Irving’s raised fist is just another sign of how much ground NFL owners have lost—and how much humanity NFL players have reclaimed.

Oct 25, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Greenpeace Beats Back a SLAPP Lawsuit—for Now

Greenpeace Beats Back a SLAPP Lawsuit—for Now Greenpeace Beats Back a SLAPP Lawsuit—for Now

It’s a victory for free speech and forests. But will it last?

Oct 25, 2017 / Mark Hertsgaard

Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby Bringing Up Baby

The first client of the Adult Day-Care Center.

Oct 25, 2017 / OppArt / David Levine

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