Bernie Sanders Has a Plan to Fix the Trump-Friendly Tax Code Bernie Sanders Has a Plan to Fix the Trump-Friendly Tax Code
Like few other industries, real-estate developers are showered with special tax treatment.
Oct 6, 2016 / George Zornick
War Hawks Are Sensing an Opening in Syria War Hawks Are Sensing an Opening in Syria
Yet the horrific tragedy now unfolding is partially the result of the West’s support for the overthrow of Syria’s secular government by radical Sunni fundamentalists.
Oct 6, 2016 / James Carden
This Film Shows Syria’s Civil War From the Victims’ Point of View This Film Shows Syria’s Civil War From the Victims’ Point of View
The White Helmets is a harrowing documentary about that country’s heroic first responders.
Oct 6, 2016 / Lydia Wilson
This Week Marks the 10th Anniversary of Anna Politkovskaya’s Murder This Week Marks the 10th Anniversary of Anna Politkovskaya’s Murder
The legacy of the fearless Russian journalist’s muckraking reporting still lives on.
Oct 6, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Bully We Secretly Want in the Oval Office The Bully We Secretly Want in the Oval Office
In a strange way, some Americans would risk having a loose cannon like Trump in the White House even if it comes crashing down on them.
Oct 6, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
Trump Benefits From a Broken Tax System Trump Benefits From a Broken Tax System
Revelations about Donald Trump’s tax returns—and the probability that he has paid no federal income tax for decades—should spur movements to fix our broken tax system.
Oct 6, 2016 / Chuck Collins
Slouching Toward War With Russia in Syria? Slouching Toward War With Russia in Syria?
The proposed Obama-Putin cooperation was killed by its enemies in Washington, with dire implications.
Oct 6, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
‘The Birth of a Nation’ Is an Epic Fail ‘The Birth of a Nation’ Is an Epic Fail
From its depictions of black women to the representation of slavery itself, Nate Parker’s film is deeply flawed and historically inaccurate.
Oct 6, 2016 / Leslie M. Alexander
Why I Voted Nader in 2000 and Will Be Voting for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Why I Voted Nader in 2000 and Will Be Voting for Hillary Clinton in 2016
Trump’s candidacy does not bode well for the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
Oct 6, 2016 / Touré Reed
Why a Radio Station Censored the East Carolina University Band and Deepened a Backlash Why a Radio Station Censored the East Carolina University Band and Deepened a Backlash
A radio station refusing to air a football game because the band members took a knee during the anthem is not “a protest of a protest.” It’s erasure.
Oct 6, 2016 / Dave Zirin