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Biden’s Tough Stance on China Will Lead to Global Climate Doom

Biden’s Tough Stance on China Will Lead to Global Climate Doom Biden’s Tough Stance on China Will Lead to Global Climate Doom

To tackle the climate crisis, Biden should build an alliance with China aimed at collective survival.

Mar 1, 2021 / Michael T. Klare

After a Decade of Misrule, the People of Haiti Have Had Enough

After a Decade of Misrule, the People of Haiti Have Had Enough After a Decade of Misrule, the People of Haiti Have Had Enough

But apprentice dictator Jovenel Moïse won’t go as long as the Biden administration backs his violent, corrupt regime.

Mar 1, 2021 / Amy Wilentz

The Military Can’t Get Troops to Take the Covid Vaccine. Come Again?

The Military Can’t Get Troops to Take the Covid Vaccine. Come Again? The Military Can’t Get Troops to Take the Covid Vaccine. Come Again?

Service members aren’t getting the vaccine. That’s a problem, and it’s more complicated than you’d expect.

Mar 1, 2021 / Andrew McCormick

Steve Cobble Waged a 50-Year Campaign for Justice and for Peace

Steve Cobble Waged a 50-Year Campaign for Justice and for Peace Steve Cobble Waged a 50-Year Campaign for Justice and for Peace

The strategist who started with George McGovern, stood at Jesse Jackson’s side, and drafted Bernie Sanders into presidential politics has died.

Mar 1, 2021 / John Nichols

Blizzard Conditions

United States of Trauma United States of Trauma

Depletion allowance. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of  February 22.

Feb 26, 2021 / Steve Brodner

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Was the Killing of Ahmad Erekat an Extrajudicial Execution? Was the Killing of Ahmad Erekat an Extrajudicial Execution?

A novel forensic analysis questions the Israeli narrative justifying the high-profile shooting and raises serious questions about the police’s conduct.

Feb 26, 2021 / Noura Erakat, Mouin Rabbani, and Angela Davis

Mexico marijuana legalization

Mexico Could Soon Become the Largest Legal Marijuana Market in the World Mexico Could Soon Become the Largest Legal Marijuana Market in the World

But activists say the law fails to address the widespread pain that decades of militarized enforcement have caused.

Feb 25, 2021 / Photo Essay / Maya Averbuch

Dogs in the Snow

Finding Community Through Our Dogs in the Darkest Days of the Pandemic Finding Community Through Our Dogs in the Darkest Days of the Pandemic

A dog story, in which humans paw their way from isolation to something like community.

Feb 24, 2021 / Angela Ards

Klubrádió

The Threat Against Free Speech on Hungary’s Airwaves The Threat Against Free Speech on Hungary’s Airwaves

The government shut down a station that connected many listeners—particularly the elderly—to their country and the world.

Feb 24, 2021 / Peter Molnar

Mikhail Gorbachev

Here’s What Leaders Facing Global Crises Can Learn From Mikhail Gorbachev Here’s What Leaders Facing Global Crises Can Learn From Mikhail Gorbachev

His radical stances on security are needed as much now as when he was in power.

Feb 23, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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