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The current crisis might be averted, but the longer U.S. war with Iran continues. The United States...
Right-wing demagogues have been trumpeting its key elements of virulent nationalism, racial and religious intolerance, and militarism....
One of the best means of battling the cult of Trump is to continue to hammer away...
AG William Barr unleashed a stinging attack on one of the Religious Right’s favorite targets: secularism. Attorney...
Corruption and social inequality are indeed closely related and provide a source for popular discontent. By Finn...
Countering this level of cynicism won’t be easy. By Donald J. Fraser Cynicism is to democratic politics...
“Political polarization” has become almost a buzzword, deprived of real meaning, given how frequently it’s deployed in...
The GOP thinks its Ukraine fantasies are one more rung up the fool’s gold ladder of chaos....
History provides lessons on how to pit popular culture against Internet hate speech and racist propaganda. By...
When income inequality reaches the levels it has reached in the United States, the social fabric is...
What binds Trump’s extremely rich and economically struggling supporters together are their cynical beliefs about the motives...
Political disclosure laws, how donors get around them – and what to do about it. With the...
It’s time for a grassroots movement that both produces leaders and holds them accountable. Corruption. It’s a...
Key facts about how the U.S. Hispanic origin groups are changing and how they differ from one...
For American Christians — especially those privileged to hold political, economic, and social power — these are...
The thinking that a leader must “fill people with blind faith” that he and his party doctrine...
The forces keeping this chaotic, renegade organism in place are oblivious to the harm they are doing....
Whatever their differences, Democratic candidates must agree to broad principles related to key issues. As we witnessed...
He has suggested how good it might be for him to enjoy a third term, perhaps more....
Unfortunately, the West’s policy towards Iran has only helped hardline Islamists and has weakened the more moderate...
The first sign of growing military coordination between Moscow and Tehran took place in 2016. While the...
If truly wicked ideas permeate our country, the best way to quell their pernicious influence is to...
Political campaigns and journalists often turn to social media to see how voters feel about an election....
There are few rules governing what companies can do – yet people can’t effectively protect their own...
Orwell revisited in the age of Trump. By Tom Englehardt I, Winston Smith… I mean, Tom Engelhardt…...
Despite racist and anti-immigrant scapegoating, data shows that most American terrorists are resentful White men inspired by...
Jokes can be deadly serious, and even today’s clown princes have a point to make. But where...
Republicans favor of giving the president more power has dropped from 70% to 51% in the last...
Ayn Rand’s philosophy is a central tenet of today’s Republican Party and the moral code they proudly...