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Who’s Afraid of ‘Socialism’?

February 12, 2020

Americans were taught to associate “socialism” with dictatorship and “capitalism” with democracy. Are those days over?

Trump’s Iran Aggression Deserves Full-Throated Opposition

January 3, 2020

Trump is betraying his voters and threatening millions of lives. Call him on it before it’s too late.

End the Wars, Win the Antiwar Vote

November 26, 2019

Hard data shows ending our wars would be smart politics — and the first step toward repairing a moral calamity.

The Case for Impeachment Goes Way Beyond Ukraine

September 25, 2019

Democrats need to take Trump’s crimes against people and the planet as seriously as those against Joe Biden.

Pardoning War Criminals Is a Monstrous Way to Honor Memorial Day

May 23, 2019

Glorifying serial killer-type behavior most service members would find appalling is a strange way to honor them.

Mueller Can’t Unrig the System, But Movements Can

April 19, 2019

Leading Democrats treated Russia as Trump's worst crime, even sprinkling in some neo-Cold War rhetoric, while dismissing movements doing the real work of resistance.

Russia Was Never the Real Scandal

March 26, 2019

Collusion with corporations has always been hiding in plain sight. It takes real people to fight that — not an elite prosecutor.

People Who Care About Democracy Don’t Plot Coups Abroad

January 30, 2019

Do we think people who armed death squads and started wars really want to “bring democracy” to Venezuela?

Does the Super Bowl Feel Too Political? Thank Militarism

January 28, 2019

The staging of professional sports events is deeply political. It’s only when someone breaks character that we notice it.

Not One Network Should Have Aired Trump’s Immigration Speech

January 9, 2019

The president is going to demonize the media no matter what they do. So what do they have to lose by doing the right thing?