A Holiday Reminder: Give Thanks for the Groups Who Resettle Refugees, and Live Up to American Ideals A Holiday Reminder: Give Thanks for the Groups Who Resettle Refugees, and Live Up to American Ideals
On this holiday that celebrates gratitude, be thankful that religious and nonprofit refugee-aid workers are also fighting Islamophobia.
Nov 25, 2015 / Joan Walsh
Ben Carson Isn’t the Only US Politician With a Hand in Shady Latin American Dealings Ben Carson Isn’t the Only US Politician With a Hand in Shady Latin American Dealings
Duane Clarridge’s Iran/Contra history is horrifying—but it’s no worse than Hillary Clinton’s record in Colombia.
Nov 25, 2015 / Greg Grandin
November 25, 1947: The Hollywood Ten Are Blacklisted After Refusing to Testify to HUAC November 25, 1947: The Hollywood Ten Are Blacklisted After Refusing to Testify to HUAC
“A blacklist is an illegal instrument of terror which can exist only by sufferance of and connivance with the federal government.”
Nov 25, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
The Temptation of Expanding US Military Involvement The Temptation of Expanding US Military Involvement
Only a political effort involving countries and peoples in the region will defeat the Islamic State.
Nov 24, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Minneapolis Shootings Are the Kind of Violence Meant to Keep Black People in Their Place The Minneapolis Shootings Are the Kind of Violence Meant to Keep Black People in Their Place
Cracks in the status quo are showing, but they can’t come without backlash.
Nov 24, 2015 / Mychal Denzel Smith
A Child of Refugees, and a Grateful, if Not Always Proud American A Child of Refugees, and a Grateful, if Not Always Proud American
Since the Paris attacks, I have been agitated by memories of my community after September 11.
Nov 24, 2015 / Sayu Bhojwani
Black Lives Matter Activists Are Shot While Trump Is Busy Sharing a Neo-Nazi Graphic on Twitter Black Lives Matter Activists Are Shot While Trump Is Busy Sharing a Neo-Nazi Graphic on Twitter
In Minneapolis, armed assailants shot up a Black Lives Matter event while police stood by. The violence is part of a pattern.
Nov 24, 2015 / George Joseph
Is a Medicaid Turnabout Coming to the Deep South? Is a Medicaid Turnabout Coming to the Deep South?
An election in Louisiana and a surprising recommendation from an Alabama task force are the latest cracks in red-state resistance to insuring the poor.
Nov 24, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
An Illustrated Guide to the Dumbest Things Republicans Have Said About Refugees An Illustrated Guide to the Dumbest Things Republicans Have Said About Refugees
Words are not enough to capture how far the GOP’s rhetoric has devolved.
Nov 24, 2015 / Steve Brodner
Don’t Be So Quick to Defend Woodrow Wilson Don’t Be So Quick to Defend Woodrow Wilson
It would be a grave mistake to ignore the link between Wilson’s white supremacy at home and his racist militarism abroad.
Nov 24, 2015 / Greg Grandin