Iran Will Soon Be a Corporate Gold Mine—and for Once, the GOP Doesn’t Care Iran Will Soon Be a Corporate Gold Mine—and for Once, the GOP Doesn’t Care
With the easing of sanctions, countries are rushing to invest, but Republicans are still caught up in a paroxysm of Islamophobia.
Sep 21, 2015 / Juan Cole
September 21, 1976: Chilean Exile Orlando Letelier Is Assassinated in Washington, DC September 21, 1976: Chilean Exile Orlando Letelier Is Assassinated in Washington, DC
“Repression for the majorities and ‘economic freedom’ for small privileged groups are in Chile two sides of the same coin.”
Sep 21, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Oakland Residents Respond as the Largest Police Training in the World Invades Oakland Residents Respond as the Largest Police Training in the World Invades
The Urban Shield police expo has become so popular among police around the world that the Sheriff’s Office no longer has to advertise.
Sep 21, 2015 / Aaron Miguel Cantú
Bernie Sanders Offers GOP Debaters a Tutorial on Democratic Socialism Bernie Sanders Offers GOP Debaters a Tutorial on Democratic Socialism
The Republican candidates had a lot to say about the senator, and he has something to say to them.
Sep 18, 2015 / John Nichols
Low Interest Rates Help Private-Equity Moguls and Hurt Average Americans Low Interest Rates Help Private-Equity Moguls and Hurt Average Americans
Today’s near-zero rates are free money for investors, but murder for savers and retirees.
Sep 18, 2015 / William D. Cohan
What Can ‘Star Trek’ Teach Us About American Exceptionalism? What Can ‘Star Trek’ Teach Us About American Exceptionalism?
The quintessentially American urge “to boldly go,” regardless of consequence, has gotten humanity into a heap of trouble.
Sep 17, 2015 / John Feffer
The Truth About Border Security You Didn’t Learn From the GOP Debate The Truth About Border Security You Didn’t Learn From the GOP Debate
Repeated assertions about lax border security are simply, demonstrably false. But those lies have distorted our immigration policy.
Sep 17, 2015 / Julianne Hing
September 17, 2011: Occupy Wall Street Begins in New York City September 17, 2011: Occupy Wall Street Begins in New York City
“The kids are alright! They may have lost faith in the key institutions of America—the elected officials, the media, the banks—that ought to be steering the country out of economic...
Sep 17, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Are Americans Finally Facing Up to the True Costs of Mass Incarceration? Are Americans Finally Facing Up to the True Costs of Mass Incarceration?
The human devastation caused by prisons goes far beyond the cost to taxpayers.
Sep 16, 2015 / Dani McClain
What ‘The Wall Street Journal’ Gets Totally Wrong About Bernie Sanders’s Agenda What ‘The Wall Street Journal’ Gets Totally Wrong About Bernie Sanders’s Agenda
The Journal wants to shock and awe voters with big numbers, but Sanders’s proposals would save America big bucks.
Sep 16, 2015 / Joshua Holland