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The Supreme Court’s Immunity Decision Puts Democracy in Peril
Granting Presidents freedom from prosecution paves the way for a dictatorship. Read more
Jul 2, 2024
It Could Happen Here
New performances of a 1936 play seek to raise the alarm before November’s election Read more
Jul 2, 2024
Security Crisis in Haiti Continues, Kenya Sends Police
Haiti is experiencing crisis and displacement, but the population welcomes international peacekeeping troops warily. Read more
Jun 29, 2024
Biden and Trump Trade Insults in Acrimonious Presidential Debate
As they traded jabs, Biden stumbled while Trump spewed lies. Read more
Jun 28, 2024
In Chevron Ruling, the Supreme Court Made Regulating Corporations Nearly Impossible
A decision about fishing regulations could lead to a massive rollback of progressive policies across the board. Read more
Jun 28, 2024
The Samson Option: Israel’s Plan to Nuke Its Opponents
What’s ambiguous about Israel’s nuclear policy is not whether the country has these weapons, but how it plans to use them. Read more
Jun 24, 2024
Brazil’s Conservative Legislative Branch Looks to Further Outlaw Abortion
New proposed law echoes other anti-abortion legislation in the region. Read more
Jun 21, 2024
The Passing of a Troublemaker
Frank Emspak, anti-war activist and labor leader, spent his life advancing workers’ rights. Read more
Jun 20, 2024
The United States Is Still the Main Obstacle to Peace in Palestine
Other nations must be allowed to mediate for a diplomatic end to the war. Read more
Jun 19, 2024
Better Dead Than Captured: Israel’s Protocol for Its Soldiers Taken Captive
The Hannibal Directive, a protocol encouraging the Israeli military to kill its own troops over letting them be captured, looms over Israel’s current bombardment of Gaza. Read more
Jun 19, 2024
Trump Has Already Won His Immunity Case
Trump’s tactics of delay are calculated to get him into the White House. Read more
Jun 18, 2024
Biden Torpedoes Access to Asylum at the U.S. Southern Border
The new Executive Order comes during a period of rising migration across the hemisphere. Read more
Jun 15, 2024
Donald Trump Continues to Mock People With Disabilities?
Of course he does! What else would you expect from someone who hurls insults at anyone he does not know? Read more
Jun 14, 2024
Thousands Demand Biden Enforce the “Red Line” in Gaza
Thousands of peace activists gathered in Washington, D.C., on June 8 in a protest against the Israeli war in Gaza after President Joe Biden said his "red line" was an Israeli ground offensive in Rafah. Read more
Jun 12, 2024
The Sheinbaum Era Begins: Prospects and Challenges for Mexico
Mexico elected its first woman president. What changes will she bring? Read more
Jun 12, 2024
Using Tasers on Incarcerated People Risks Lives Without Repercussions
The deployment of electronic control devices on prisoners continues to have a human cost. Overlooking it ensures more suffering on the inside. Read more
Jun 8, 2024
Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!
Now that former President Donald Trump was convicted, the justice system is a hoax. Read more
Jun 7, 2024
Mexico Elects First Woman President
In an election marred by violence, Mexico has chosen its first ever female leader. Read more
Jun 7, 2024
How the Media Failed the College Student Encampments
The focus on Columbia University has overshadowed the extent of protests—and police brutality—at public schools. Read more
Jun 6, 2024