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The Establishment’s ‘Fear’ Is Different From Yours

by Paul Street

Latest news

Trump Calls Push to Block Kavanaugh a 'Con Job'

Defense Secretary: Jury Is Out on Women's Success in Combat

Doctors With Convictions Hired to Examine Immigrants

African Feminists Emphasize Key to Global Peace

After the Hurricane Comes the Deluge on South Carolina Coast

Padma Lakshmi Writes About Rape in a Powerful New York Times Op-Ed

Scientists Say Monsanto Weed Killer Contributes to Honeybee Deaths

Glenn Greenwald Makes the Case for Michael Moore's 'Fahrenheit 11/9'

TD Originals

American Anomie

by Chris Hedges

News

Cosby Sentenced to Three to 10 Years for Sexual Assault

by MARYCLAIRE DALE and MICHAEL R. SISAK / The Associated Press

International

Brazilian Artists and Intellectuals Warn of Impending Dictatorship

by Jacob Sugarman

Scheer Intelligence

Jane Fonda Is a Living, Breathing Rebuke of the Patriarchy

by Robert Scheer

Media

The Surest Sign Yet Billionaires Are Building an Oligarchy

by Jim Naureckas / FAIR

The Trump Administration's Latest Tax Scam for the Rich

by Robert Reich

The Sinister Subtext of the Capitalist Manifesto

by Paul Buchheit / Common Dreams

Activism

Ted Cruz Chased Out of Restaurant by Kavanaugh Protesters

by Common Dreams Staff

Robert Reich: Bet on Millennials This November

by Robert Reich

A Red State Victory for Voting Rights

by Steven Rosenfeld / Independent Media Institute

Social Issues

Trump's Babysitters Are as Scary as He Is

by John Feffer / TomDispatch

In Policy and Practice, California Is Showing Up Our President

by Bill Boyarsky

Trump Is Not the Problem

by Andrew Bacevich / TomDispatch

Economy & Business

The Gig Economy Is a Bust, and These Numbers Prove It

by CHRISTOPHER RUGABER / The Associated Press

Renewables Could Green the Sahara Desert

by Tim Radford / Climate News Network

North Carolina Reduces Early Voting, Sparking Outrage

by Blake Paterson / ProPublica

Opinion

Facebook Partners With a Pair of Propaganda Purveyors

by Alan Macleod / FAIR

Cartoons

Lap Dogs

Lap Dogs

by Jeff Danziger

Tidy

Tidy

by Jeff Danziger

Cover Story

Cover Story

by Mr. Fish

Out of Our Depth

Out of Our Depth

by Mr. Fish