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For Israel, Civilian Casualties Aren’t an Accident
The Dahiya doctrine, expanded in Israel’s siege of Gaza, sees non-combatants as acceptable targets. Read more
Mar 18, 2024
On the Chisholm Trail: Dramatizing the Story of the First Black Woman Presidential Candidate
Netflix’s new biopic chronicles Shirley Chisholm’s trailblazing presidential campaign. Read more
Mar 18, 2024
The Queer, Liberating Politics of ‘Love Lies Bleeding’
Distorting gender roles and reality, Rose Glass’s romantic thriller is one transgression after another. Read more
Mar 16, 2024
The Story Behind the Prison Books Movement
Books weren’t allowed in prisons in the 1970s; since then, millions have been given to incarcerated people across the country. Read more
Mar 15, 2024
Can We Trust the CDC Anymore?
The Centers for Disease Control's updated COVID-19 isolation guidelines seem influenced by politics rather than grounded in medical truths. Read more
Mar 15, 2024
Doing It All: Bombs and Aid
Malnutrition, disease, starvation—we're here to help (after we hurt)! Read more
Mar 15, 2024
Why Young Voters Aren’t With Biden on Israel
They’re progressive, more aware of racism, and have only known a rightwing Israel, Stephen Zunes writes. Read more
Mar 15, 2024
Far-Right Supporters Rally in Brazil As Inquiry Over Coup Attempt Advances
The rally occurs as an active investigation into the 2023 attempt to overturn the presidential election expands, Jeff Abbott reports. Read more
Mar 15, 2024
When Starvation Is a Weapon, the Harvest Is Shame
As Palestinians die of starvation under occupation, it brings grim echoes of another famine nearly two centuries ago in Ireland. Read more
Mar 14, 2024
Chicago Is on the Brink of Passing a ‘Mansion Tax’
On March 19, residents will vote on a ballot initiative that would raise some real estate property transfer taxes to fund affordable housing, Glenn Daigon reports. Read more
Mar 13, 2024
Building Progressive Communities, One City At a Time
In a new paperback edition, this book highlights the importance of working in cities to bring about progressive change, writes Norman Stockwell, publisher of The Progressive. Read more
Mar 12, 2024
Donald Trump Isn’t Finished Remaking the Supreme Court
If re-elected, he could nominate James Ho, perhaps the country’s most reactionary federal appellate judge. Read more
Mar 9, 2024
Arévalo Administration Joins Mexico and U.S. in Stemming Immigration North
Guatemala’s new administration will continue efforts to stem the flow of immigrants seeking to reach the United States, Jeff Abbott reports. Read more
Mar 9, 2024
Friends in High Places
Donald Trump's friends on the U.S. Supreme Court are likely congratulating the Insurrectionist-in-Chief on his Super Tuesday wins. Read more
Mar 8, 2024
Biden v. Trump the Sequel Comes to Wisconsin
Thinking about the upcoming Wisconsin presidential primary. Read more
Mar 8, 2024
Environmental Activists Just Scored a Major Win in Michigan
A coalition including tribal communities blocked a marina that threatened a long stretch of dunes near the Kalamazoo River and Lake Michigan. Read more
Mar 8, 2024
Not Going To Take It Anymore
Review of "Fighting Mad" which examines the outrage over the end of ‘Roe v. Wade.’ Read more
Mar 4, 2024
Drug Trafficking Trial of Former Honduran President Begins in United States
The once close regional ally of the United States now faces accusations of building a “narco state” in Central America. Read more
Mar 2, 2024
Red-Blooded Republicans
How do you prove you're a real Trump Republican? If Donald J. Trump admires Putin, that means you do, too. Read more
Mar 1, 2024
‘Dune: Part Two’ Counters the Western Savior Myth
Chalamet’s Paul Atreides comes across as another colonial agent rather than a Chosen One, writes Joe George. Read more
Feb 29, 2024