Political Ideologies

Parkland, Florida Shooting

A Former SWAT Operator Says the Cop Who Stood Outside Is Another Victim of the Parkland Massacre A Former SWAT Operator Says the Cop Who Stood Outside Is Another Victim of the Parkland Massacre

“Good guys with guns” are not going to prevent—or even lessen the horror of—mass shootings.

Feb 27, 2018 / Joshua Holland

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

6 New Ways to Deflect From Gun Control! 6 New Ways to Deflect From Gun Control!

Conservatives grapple wildly with another mass shooting.

Feb 27, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

Trump-CPAC-2018-speech

The White-Hot Rage at This Year’s CPAC The White-Hot Rage at This Year’s CPAC

Anger, paranoia, and gun worship dominated the gathering of conservatives near DC.

Feb 23, 2018 / John Knefel

A Wave of Corporate Propaganda Is Boosting Trump’s Tax Cuts

A Wave of Corporate Propaganda Is Boosting Trump’s Tax Cuts A Wave of Corporate Propaganda Is Boosting Trump’s Tax Cuts

Businesses saw that most Americans didn’t like the tax law at first. So they’ve gone on the offensive.

Feb 23, 2018 / Joshua Holland

Chuck Schumer and Democrats

How Democrats Can Offer Real Solutions to America’s Problems How Democrats Can Offer Real Solutions to America’s Problems

The economy is rigged, and this plan is how we can fix it.

Feb 23, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage

Olympics Opening Ceremony

What Do the Pyeongchang Games Mean for South Korea? What Do the Pyeongchang Games Mean for South Korea?

Professor Heejoon Chung discusses the ongoing costs of the Olympics, North-South diplomacy, and Los Angeles 2028.

Feb 23, 2018 / Madeleine Han

U Wisconsin campus

Disaster Capitalism Hits Higher Education in Wisconsin Disaster Capitalism Hits Higher Education in Wisconsin

The president of the University of Wisconsin System is trying to reconcile a well-funded assault on public institutions with the state’s deep blue sea of support for accessible edu...

Feb 23, 2018 / StudentNation / Rachel Ida Buff

SCOTUS

Will the Supreme Court Deal Public-Sector Unionism a Death Blow? Will the Supreme Court Deal Public-Sector Unionism a Death Blow?

The case Janus v. AFSCME, before the Court now, could make it even harder for unions to stay alive.

Feb 23, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Fuorza Nuova Italy

‘Shoot the Beasts on Sight’: The Far Right and Italy’s Elections ‘Shoot the Beasts on Sight’: The Far Right and Italy’s Elections

Their poisonous opposition to migrants, their loud rallies, and their fascistic violence dominate the run-up to the March 4 polling.

Feb 21, 2018 / Frederika Randall

Food Stamps Florida

I’m a Founding Investor in Blue Apron, and Let Me Tell You: Trump’s ‘Harvest Box’ Is No Blue Apron I’m a Founding Investor in Blue Apron, and Let Me Tell You: Trump’s ‘Harvest Box’ Is No Blue Apron

The boxes are the epitome of hypocrisy for a party that spent eight years howling with rage about a first lady who just wanted school lunches to include more vegetables.

Feb 16, 2018 / Joe Sanberg

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