Mass Shootings and Domestic Violence
Nov 9, 2017 The mass murder in Sutherland Springs, Texas, was a horrific crime but also horrifically predictable, and emblematic of the systemic problem the U.S. has with guns and violence.
The Endless War in Afghanistan Just Got Longer
Aug 24, 2017 President Trump's promise that the longest war in U.S. history would continue might have been his most frightening speech of all.
Trump’s Man With a Plan … to Suppress the Vote Nationwide
Jul 6, 2017 Kris Kobach, Kansas' anti-immigrant secretary of state, is the operational leader of the president's newly launched commission to investigate fraudulent voting.
White House for Sale: Emoluments, Corruption and Donald Trump
Jun 15, 2017 Never in U.S. history has the prospect of a president's real and potential business dealings created such an array of conflicts.
Questions James Comey Should Be Asked About the FBI While He’s Under Oath
Jun 8, 2017 The FBI has become the darling of Donald Trump's opponents. But this domestic spy agency has a long, dark and often violent history of suppressing dissent in the United States.
Kabul Bomb Blast Kills at Least 90 People. We Need to Know Their Names.
Jun 1, 2017 Absent wall-to-wall coverage of Wednesday's attack in Afghanistan, as there was for the recent bombing in Manchester, England, there is no comparable outpouring of compassion for the victims.
Media Coverage of Manchester Victims Should Be a Model for All Young Victims of War
May 25, 2017 As we process the suicide bombing in England, we should brace for another wave of innocent casualties, this time in Yemen, the target of U.S.-supported Saudi Arabian bombardment.
Donald Trump’s High Crimes and Misdemeanors
May 18, 2017 What if he were held responsible for real crimes: killing civilians in drone strikes, forcing refugees to suffer or die by refusing asylum, or driving the planet headlong into climate catastrophe?
Donald Trump’s Ajit (Pai)-Prop
May 11, 2017 Behind the headline-grabbing chaos, decades of progressive policy achievements are being quietly undone by the army of loyalists, such as new FCC head Ajit Pai, that Trump is assembling around him.
In North Carolina, Pigs Don’t Fly but Their Feces Do
May 4, 2017 There are 10 million people in North Carolina, and 9 million hogs. Judging by the smell, the hogs are winning. Or, rather, the giant corporate factory hog farms are.
