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Palestinian children

Is Banning Child Labor Really That Controversial? Is Banning Child Labor Really That Controversial?

Child labor can’t be outlawed by fiat—it needs to be defeated by economic empowerment for whole communities. 

May 23, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Trump Saudi Arabia Speech

Our Embarrassment in Chief’s International Trip Is No Laughing Matter Our Embarrassment in Chief’s International Trip Is No Laughing Matter

Let’s not grade a guy holding the nuclear codes on a curve.

May 23, 2017 / Joshua Holland

Trump in Saudi Arabia

What Explains Trump’s Sharp About-Face on Saudi Arabia? What Explains Trump’s Sharp About-Face on Saudi Arabia?

It has more than a little to do with the power of the Saudi lobby—as well as the administration’s deep hostility toward Iran.

May 22, 2017 / James Carden

Trump at press conference

Donald Trump Committed Another Impeachable Offense This Week Donald Trump Committed Another Impeachable Offense This Week

And it had nothing to do with the Russia investigation. 

May 20, 2017 / John Nichols

Joe Lieberman

Joe Lieberman Is a Civil Libertarian’s Nightmare Joe Lieberman Is a Civil Libertarian’s Nightmare

The nation’s top law-enforcement officer shouldn’t have flagrant disregard for constitutional protections.

May 19, 2017 / George Zornick

Soldiers Mourn

Who Pays the Moral Price of War? Who Pays the Moral Price of War?

Our desire for never-ending intervention overseas causes never-ending pain for our troops.

May 18, 2017 / Peter Van Buren

Girls and Soldier Conflict Over Soccer

FIFA Punts on Palestine and Fouls Its Own Bylaws FIFA Punts on Palestine and Fouls Its Own Bylaws

The world soccer body has decreed that the West Bank is just land without teams for teams without a land.

May 18, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Donald Trump Iowa Campaign Stop

How Donald Trump’s Words Create Emergencies How Donald Trump’s Words Create Emergencies

A linguistic political analysis.

May 18, 2017 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Iran Election 2017

In Iran’s Presidential Elections, Reformists’ Hopes Are Limited In Iran’s Presidential Elections, Reformists’ Hopes Are Limited

They have united many formerly opposed voters—but for now the fight for personal and political freedoms is taking a back seat.

May 17, 2017 / Scheherezade Faramarzi

Trump and Lavrov

Did Trump Commit a Crime in Sharing Intelligence With Moscow? Did Trump Commit a Crime in Sharing Intelligence With Moscow?

The idea that these leaks to the Post by “current and former U.S. officials” are in the service of US national security interests strains credulity. They manifestly are not.

May 17, 2017 / James Carden

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