Politics & Government
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Fed Up, Canadians Now Have ‘Elbows Up’
Donald Trump has launched a full-scale trade war and threatened to annex our country, and we’re not happy about it.
Mar 14, 2025
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Is Growing Islamophobia a Symptom of Democracy in Decline?
Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest is the latest flashpoint in the global culture war–and it’s likely to have frightening implications.
Mar 14, 2025
Graphic by Christopher Cruz
The End of the Endless Frontier
As the Trump Administration cuts funding for scientific research, a rift between junior and senior scientists is widening.
Mar 13, 2025
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A Long Legacy of Hypocrisy on Occupations
The United States has often tolerated land grabs by neighboring nations.
Mar 6, 2025
Rachel Hawley
Imperialism, Eh?
What the history of U.S. bids to take over Canada reveals about American imperialism.
Mar 5, 2025
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The Crushing Impact of Trumpism on Africa
Early moves suggest a wholesale retreat from humanitarianism and the promotion of democracy.
Mar 4, 2025
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Memory-Holing January 6: What Happens When You Try to Make History Vanish?
The Trump Administration’s decision to delete a DOJ database of cases against Capitol riot defendants places those who seek to preserve the historical record in direct opposition to their own government.
Feb 13, 2025
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What a Second Trump Presidency Could Mean for the Pro-Palestine Movement
Trump’s presidency, devastating as it may be, may force a choice upon Democrats: Are you with the majority of Americans and the international community, or are you with Donald Trump?
Feb 3, 2025
Graphic by Delaney Nelson
Big Tech’s Global Crusade Against Regulation
How Meta, X, and Silicon Valley are threatening the sovereignty of countries in a fragmented world order.
Jan 31, 2025
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The Danger of MAGA History
With Donald Trump back in the White House, the rewriting of the past has already begun.
Jan 30, 2025
Zach Roberts
The Dangerous Depravity of Tom Homan
Trump’s “border czar” has spent the past several years promoting racist conspiracy theories and associating with white nationalists. His mass deportation agenda is one of the Administration’s top priorities.
Jan 25, 2025
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Joe Biden’s Tragic Failure to Learn from the Past
The departing President, like Reagan, leaves a bloodstained foreign policy legacy.
Jan 18, 2025
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Living in the Shadows: The Human Cost of Trump’s Deportation Threats
Trump’s draconian threats of mass deportation put families in extreme danger.
Jan 8, 2025
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My Interview With Jimmy Carter
Looking back at a legacy with a smile.
Jan 8, 2025
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Jimmy Carter Warned Us About Israeli Apartheid
The late President wrote in a controversial 2006 book that Israel was on its way to apartheid towards Palestinians.
Jan 2, 2025
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An Interview with Jimmy Carter
In 2008, then Managing Editor of The Progressive Amitabh Pal sat down with former President Jimmy Carter to discuss his post-presidential life and human rights advocacy.
Jan 2, 2025
Graphic by Christopher Cruz
Why the Democrats Failed to Win the Youth Vote
Donald Trump tapped into a rightwing online media ecosystem fueled by young men’s disaffection, while Kamala Harris struggled to connect with young voters.
Dec 19, 2024
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How Tennessee’s Ban on Youth Trans Care Could Impact All Children Nationwide
Trans youth can teach us–and the Supreme Court–how to make it right.
Dec 6, 2024
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Wisconsin Republicans are Out of Step With the Times on Act 10
A new court ruling rebukes former Governor Scott Walker’s 2011 union busting law.
Dec 5, 2024
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Reaction to ICC Indictment Reveals Bipartisan Contempt for International Law
The international community wants to hold Israeli leaders accountable for war crimes committed in Gaza. Why is the United States standing in the way?
Dec 5, 2024
