How Energy Department Whistleblowers Outsmarted the Trump Administration
Rick Perry was all ready to release a broadside against clean energy policies. Career civil servants pulled the rug out.
Trump’s Pardon of Joe Arpaio Is Deeply Disturbing
The president called a man who freely violated people’s constitutional rights a “patriot.” What does that make his victims?
The Racism Heard Round the World
When the neo-fascist National Front is more willing to condemn neo-Nazis than Trump, we have a problem.
The View From the U.S.’s ‘Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier’
Ratcheting tensions between the U.S. and North Korea are now nothing new for its Pacific colony Guam.
Teachers Shouldn’t Have to Panhandle to Prep for a New School Year
The rich who run America’s retail empires are conniving to slash the tax revenue that goes to America’s public schools.
Nissan Intimidated Its Workers into Voting “No” on Unionizing
After a failed union vote in Canton, Mississippi, Bayard talks about what went wrong and what can be done to move the labor movement forward.
The Activists Who Helped Shut Down Trump’s CEO Councils
It took months of activist pressure for Trump’s billionaire backers to finally back away from him.
Trump’s Afghanistan Speech Offers No End in Sight for the War
Trump’s speech was essentially a strategy for justifying a continuous, permanent war in Afghanistan, IPS Middle East expert Phyllis Bennis told The Real News Network.
Confederate Statues Aren’t About History
They serve to valorize white violence that colors America’s racist past – and present.
If You Think North Korea Is Too Crazy for Negotiations, Think Again
Some in the Trump administration are eyeing regime change in North Korea. They’re missing what’s really going on over there.
The Alt-Right and the 1%
When President Trump equated white supremacists with anti-racism protesters, he was sending a message to the thugs in the streets and to some in executive suites.
Please Don’t Bring Muslims Into Charlottesville
From Barcelona to Charlottesville, there’s an obvious double standard in how Trump treats terrorism. But let’s be careful how we talk about it.
The Clever Games Tax ‘Reformers’ Play
Will corporate tax receipts increase under the Trump tax plan? Will the income individuals report decline? Only one thing is sure: The rich will come out ahead.
Dirty Energy’s Quiet War on Solar Energy
Investing in the renewable energy economy is a win-win-win for consumers, but fossil fuel interests will do anything to prove otherwise.
Revoking Citizenship: Israel’s New Repressive Tool
The revoking of Alaa Zayoud’s Israeli citizenship sets a dangerous precedent.