Politics

After Paris, There Is Some Room for Hope

After Paris, There Is Some Room for Hope After Paris, There Is Some Room for Hope

Good news and climate change are not normally associated with each other, but let’s give a tentative cheer for COP21.

Dec 14, 2015 / Michael T. Klare

A woman walks past abandoned row houses in Baltimore, Maryland.

Baltimore Evicts Nearly 7,000 People From Their Homes Every Year Baltimore Evicts Nearly 7,000 People From Their Homes Every Year

It's time to put Baltimore’s broken rent courts on trial.

Dec 14, 2015 / Michelle Chen

The Discourse Suffers When Trump Gets 23 Times As Much Coverage as Sanders

The Discourse Suffers When Trump Gets 23 Times As Much Coverage as Sanders The Discourse Suffers When Trump Gets 23 Times As Much Coverage as Sanders

All Trump all the time media coverage lets Trump define the discussion. It denies voters a broader, better discourse.

Dec 14, 2015 / John Nichols

Immigrant Children

The Number of Child Migrants Arriving on the US’s Doorstep Has Doubled Since Last Year The Number of Child Migrants Arriving on the US’s Doorstep Has Doubled Since Last Year

The renewed arrivals revive a heated political debate about just how much the US ought to accommodate children and families who are escaping deadly conditions in Central America.

Dec 14, 2015 / Julianne Hing

Climate change protest

The Fate of the World Changed in Paris—but by How Much? The Fate of the World Changed in Paris—but by How Much?

If taken seriously, the commitments made at COP21 could spell death for the fossil-fuel industry. That’s a big “if.”

Dec 13, 2015 / Mark Hertsgaard

The Paris Climate Deal Will Not Save Us

The Paris Climate Deal Will Not Save Us The Paris Climate Deal Will Not Save Us

The agreement will still raise global temperatures 3 to 4 degrees Celsius.

Dec 12, 2015 / Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein: Climate Change Will Destroy These Countries

Naomi Klein: Climate Change Will Destroy These Countries Naomi Klein: Climate Change Will Destroy These Countries

In Paris, vulnerable nations are being forced to accept unconscionable terms to stay in existence.

Dec 12, 2015 / Naomi Klein

December 12, 2000: In ‘Bush v. Gore,’ the Supreme Court Gives the Presidential Election to George W. Bush

December 12, 2000: In ‘Bush v. Gore,’ the Supreme Court Gives the Presidential Election to George W. Bush December 12, 2000: In ‘Bush v. Gore,’ the Supreme Court Gives the Presidential Election to George W. Bush

“Power is a mighty temptation. Money is another. Put the two together, and you have a force to reckon with.”

Dec 12, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Marco Rubio shakes hands with major donor and former employer Norman Braman in Miami.

Meet Marco Rubio’s Far-Right Neocon Donors Meet Marco Rubio’s Far-Right Neocon Donors

This billionaire bestiary is pushing ultra-hawkish and retrograde policies that are repellent to most Americans.

Dec 11, 2015 / Eli Clifton

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton Is Whitewashing the Financial Catastrophe Hillary Clinton Is Whitewashing the Financial Catastrophe

She has a plan that she claims will reform Wall Street—but she’s deflecting responsibility from old friends and donors in the industry.

Dec 11, 2015 / William Greider

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