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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters after winning the New York state primary election, Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Why The Most Unpopular President In History Is Still More Popular Than Hillary Clinton By July 21, 2017
The Donald Trumps of this world, no matter how abhorrent, thuggish, racist and infinitely unwise, only exist because of the policies of the Clinton and Obama-style neoliberal eras.
Police who were stained with yellow paint thrown by protesters, form outside the PepsiCo plant on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, July 13, 2017. Security forces clashed Thursday with former PepsiCo employees after resisting eviction from the plant. Workers had occupied the plant after PepsiCo closed the plant last month.(AP/Natacha Pisarenko)
Why Police Reforms Often Fail: Lessons From Latin America By
Understanding the politics of police reform in Latin America may be informative for those who hope for changes in policing in the U.S.
People carry posters during a rally in support of Muslim Americans and protest of President Donald Trump's immigration policies in Times Square, New York, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (AP/Andres Kudacki)
What’s Behind The Surge In Hate Crimes Against American Muslims? By
The rhetoric politicians use after a terrorist attack is correlated closely to sharp increases and decreases in hate crimes.
Protesters demonstrate against a state-sanctioned backlash against the movement for Palestinian human rights after Gov. Cuomo signed a McCarthyite executive order requiring state agencies to divest from organizations that support the Palestinian call to boycott companies profiting from, or cultural or academic institutions complicit in, Israel's oppression of the Palestinian people. (Photo: Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/ Sipa via AP)
The Price Of Criticizing The State Of Israel By
Israel is well-known for having a potent U.S. lobby that not only influences Congress and the mainstream media but intimidates Americans who dare criticize its policies toward the Palestinians.
Artwork by Ahdieh Ashrafi. (flickr/creative commons)
Thought Crimes On The Left By
"You can trust yourself to know who to collaborate with and in what areas; this notion that you cannot safely collaborate with the right is based on the false premise that we’re all too stupid and inept to make distinctions..." - Caitlin Johnstone
Police stand watch during a protest across the street from the National Rifle Association's annual convention where Donald Trump was scheduled to speak in Atlanta, April 28, 2017. (AP/David Goldman)
We Finally Know Why The NRA Didn’t Stand With Philando Castile By
It has become clear that the NRA is less of a “gun rights” group like they claim and little more than a pro-government GOP front-group focused on carrying on the status quo at the expense of their loyal and misled, if not well-intentioned, members.
A tea hostess stands next to a mural depicting Tibet on display in the Tibet room in the Great Hall of the People during the Tibetan province delegation meeting held as part of the National People's Congress in Beijing, March 10, 2017. (AP/Andy Wong)
Tibet Rises From Poverty: Fantasy And Reality By
The reality is that the Tibet Autonomous Region’s position, as part of the People’s Republic of China, has been overwhelmingly good for the population.
A protestor stands in front of riot Police Monday, April 27, 2015, following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore.
Left, Right Or Center – The Police State Does Not Discriminate By
America's militarized police force and its brutal crackdown on protesters is being meted out to Americans across the political spectrum.
NPR favorite, Jonah Goldberg, founding editor of the National Review Online.
NPR’s ‘Varied Mix’ Spotlights Right-Wing Advocacy, Not Progressive Populism By
Jonah Goldberg, a right-wing commentator, has appeared on National Public Radio 25 times since April 2016—making him one of the network’s most regularly consulted commentators.
A girl is treated for a suspected cholera infection at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen. The World Health Organization says a rapidly spreading cholera outbreak in Yemen has claimed thousands of lives since April and is suspected of affecting 246,000 people. (AP/Hani Mohammed)
Ignoring The Human Disaster In Yemen By
The West’s protestations about human rights sound hollow when one looks at Yemen where the U.S. and U.K. place profits from arms sales to Saudi Arabia over the carnage those weapons are inflicting.