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The Party’s Over

Robert Reich Jan 3, 2023 Today's display shows that the GOP no longer has any reason for being. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Election Denier Thanksgiving

John Cole Nov 17, 2022 Dig deeper

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How the News Media Should Cover Trump’s Run for President

Thomas E. Patterson / The Conversation Nov 16, 2022 Trump is to reporters as honey is to bears. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Red Wave

Rivers Nov 14, 2022 Dig deeper

Ending Endless War From the Right

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 18, 2019 A new generation of veterans may signal a profound change in America's post-9/11 forever wars. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Is Betraying America’s Ranchers With NAFTA 2.0

Jim Hightower / OtherWords Aug 18, 2019 The new trade deal gives multinational meatpackers an incentive to turn their backs on family ranchers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Trump May Be a White Nationalist, but American Racism Is Bipartisan

Paul Street / Truthdig Jul 19, 2019 Despite its rhetoric and appearance of diversity, the Democratic Party is deeply complicit in the nation’s structural and institutional racism. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Trump Has Undeniably Failed to Reverse America’s Decline

Dilip Hiro / TomDispatch Jul 3, 2019 Despite being voted in to address the decline of the self-proclaimed greatest world power, Trump has done little to make the nation "great." Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Owns This Iran Crisis

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jun 21, 2019 By surrounding himself with warmongers like John Bolton, the president has brought us to the brink of a catastrophic conflict. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Smollett Reactions Epitomize Polarized State of U.S. Politics

DAVID CRARY / The Associated Press Feb 21, 2019 With the "Empire" actor now accused of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself, political tensions seem more inflamed than ever. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Smollett Developments Leave Some Baffled, Others Outraged

LINDSEY BAHR / The Associated Press Feb 17, 2019 The case of the attack on the “Empire” star has taken strange twists that some conservative pundits have gleefully seized on. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Good Way to Start Making America Decent Again

Arnold Isaacs / TomDispatch Feb 10, 2019 There's a logical and useful discussion to have about immigration that is being opaqued by talk of a border wall. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )