Are Trump’s stumbles a brilliant ploy to “deconstruct the state,” a political performance, or actual incompetence?
Worst. 100 Days. Ever.
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Labor, Trade, & Finance
Trump’s New Foreign Policy Is the Worst of Both Worlds
It’s blustery nationalism plus the conventional pieties of the foreign policy establishment.
A Huge Mining Conglomerate Wanted to Poison This Country’s Water. After a Long Fight, They’ve Finally Lost.
After a long struggle, El Salvador just proved that with enough civil society support, even a very poor country can stand up to powerful global mining firms.
The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process Is Over. What’s Needed Now Is a Boycott.
With the U.S. now firmly in the pro-settler camp, nonviolent campaigns to impose a cost on Israel’s occupation matter more than ever.
Why Spend $54 Billion More on the Pentagon? To Start a War, Obviously.
The president apparently wants to put the U.S. on a permanent war footing to sustain his unpopular presidency.
These Are the Elections That Will Decide Europe’s Fate
While France teeters on the brink of the far right, left parties elsewhere are showing surprising strength.
Undocumented Filipinos Are Living a Special Nightmare in Trump’s America
Under fire from Washington, rejected by Manila, and overlooked by many Americans, undocumented Filipinos are linking arms with others in the anti-Trump resistance.
Trump’s Military Budget Is Way, Way Out of Whack
Throwing money at the Pentagon while gutting other programs that protect Americans shouldn’t make anyone feel safer.
Bush-Era Foreign Policy Delusions Are Alive and Well in 2017
Trump’s foreign policy advisers are plainly unhinged. But the old establishment isn’t much better.
Bringing America Together Again
Every aspect of American society has been disadvantaged by establishment support for moneyed interests. Any other scapegoat is a distraction.