Politics
Trump studying Bolton plan to send 120,000 troops to Mideast
May 14, 2019“If you are worried about a new war in the Middle East you are in good company. In fact, you are probably not worried enough.”
Read moreStories untold: Sandra Bland, Black women, and police brutality
May 14, 2019You can't understand how the criminal justice system abuses people of color without appreciating the criminalization that Black women experience in particular.
Read moreTrump’s tariff war with China—Who is it good for?
May 13, 2019The stock market is down sharply as China strikes back against Trump's tariffs. Who's really benefitting from the trade war?
Read moreNadler: Subpoenas needed to stop ‘tyrannical’ Trump
May 10, 2019We do have a responsibility to our own oath of office: To protect and defend the Constitution. He takes the same oath. I don’t think he takes it seriously."
Read more“New Left” in old age: Lebowitz’s ‘Contradictions of Real Socialism’
May 9, 2019The 1960s New Left's populist fantasies are still not what's needed to build real socialism.
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