Ecuador’s Left-Wing Success Story Ecuador’s Left-Wing Success Story
It doesn’t fit with neoliberal orthodoxy, but President Rafael Correa has made remarkable progress. Will the next government sustain it?
Feb 14, 2017 / Mark Weisbrot
Conservative Media Embrace a Bogus ‘Terror Study’ to Justify Trump’s Travel Ban Conservative Media Embrace a Bogus ‘Terror Study’ to Justify Trump’s Travel Ban
An honest reading of their data reveals just how pointless the policy really is.
Feb 14, 2017 / Joshua Holland
China First, Russia Second, America Third: Trump’s Real Foreign Policy China First, Russia Second, America Third: Trump’s Real Foreign Policy
Despite all his talk, the president isn’t prioritizing American interests.
Feb 14, 2017 / Michael T. Klare
The Trump Administration’s Other War on the Media The Trump Administration’s Other War on the Media
Trump wants to give his corporate allies full control of our media ecosystem. A people-powered movement demanding an open and free Internet is what it will take to stop him.
Feb 14, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Edward Jay Epstein’s Alternative Facts Edward Jay Epstein’s Alternative Facts
A new book suggests Snowden may have been a spy, but what it reveals is its author’s own duplicity.
Feb 14, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sue Halpern
Congressional Democrats Are Already Warning Trump About Impeachment Congressional Democrats Are Already Warning Trump About Impeachment
Progressive Caucus Vice Chair Mark Pocan says the president must resolve “direct conflicts in both domestic and foreign policy” or face constitutional consequences.
Feb 13, 2017 / John Nichols
America’s Favorite Syrian Militia Rules With an Iron Fist America’s Favorite Syrian Militia Rules With an Iron Fist
The Kurdish YPG recruits fighters at gunpoint, assassinates political opponents, and suppresses the media.
Feb 13, 2017 / Roy Gutman
Is Trump Headed for a War With China? Is Trump Headed for a War With China?
The brewing conflict in the South China Sea could become the next Cuban missile crisis.
Feb 13, 2017 / Rajan Menon
Why Michael Bennett Walked Away From the NFL’s Israel Delegation Why Michael Bennett Walked Away From the NFL’s Israel Delegation
Michael Bennett plans to visit Israel soon, but only if Palestinian people aren’t rendered invisible.
Feb 13, 2017 / Dave Zirin
ICE Has Arrested 600 Undocumented Immigrants in the Last Week ICE Has Arrested 600 Undocumented Immigrants in the Last Week
When does a “routine action” become a raid?
Feb 13, 2017 / Julianne Hing