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No nation-building in Afghanistan? Easier said than done, experts say
Over the decades, the concept of “nation-building” has been in and out of favor with successive American administrations. President Donald Trump says he wants no part of it in Afghanistan.…
Higher, Not Closer: Black Educational Attainment Still Not Closing Wealth Gap to Whites
Education and wealth have a direct correlation. It’s not by coincidence that most rich people are well-educated or that most people living in poverty are deficient in formal education. According…
Iran and North Korea: The Unfulfilled Promise of the Nuclear Agreement
As Donald Trump increases the pressure on the throat of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement with Iran, more than the nuclear agreement is at risk of…
I am a descendent of slaveholders. Charlottesville demands my honesty about white supremacy.
When the white supremacists chanted “blood and soil” in honor of a Confederate general in Charlottesville this weekend, they were invoking me and people like me. On my father’s side,…
Will war of words between U.S., N. Korea lead to armed conflict?
Like clockwork, as his administration’s approval slipped to all-time lows, President Donald J. Trump managed to rattle his saber and utter bellicose nuclear threats toward the Democratic People’s Republic of…
NAFTA Talks Start Amid Diverging Interests, Neoliberal Goals
The first round of discussions are underway for the renegotiation of the 23-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA. Many are expecting thorny bargaining to take place between Canada, Mexico, and…
This Country Is Rigged in 1,000 Directions to Protect the Wealthiest—Including the Idea That Most People ‘Earned’ Their Way to the Top
The following is an excerpt from the new book Survival of the Richest: How the Corruption of the Marketplace and the Disparity of Wealth Created the Greatest Conspiracy of All…
Gary Cohn’s NEC Has Been Lobbied By Goldman Sachs-Backed Industry Groups
Corporate lobbying groups linked to Goldman Sachs have directly lobbied the White House’s National Economic Council headed by Goldman’s immediate past president Gary Cohn, according to federal records reviewed by…
As US Bombs Kill More Afghan Women and Kids, McCain’s Plan? More War
On the same day a bombing by U.S. military forces in Afghanistan reportedly killed 11 Afghan civilians, including women and children, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) offered up his proposal for…
As Tensions Escalate, Is Negotiation With North Korea Possible?
North Korea says it’s preparing a plan to launch missiles toward the U.S. territory of Guam, if ordered to do so by leader Kim Jong Un. That announcement has drawn…
A Minnesota mosque was bombed — and America’s failed anti-extremism policies are to blame
The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating a bombing that took place on Saturday at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in suburban Minneapolis while worshipers…
President Obama’s Legacy in World Affairs: Change, For Certain, but What About Hope?
Is the world facing the President in 2017 on fire, as many argue, with the chance of major war greater than in decades or are present challenges exaggerated and sensationalized…
As US Inequality Breeds Oligarchy, New Report Details Pathway to Equity
Pervasive and growing inequality is corroding American democracy, and only ambitious solutions—including healthcare for all, a living wage, and the elimination of corporate money from the political process—will be sufficient…
North Korea Says US Wrong to Think It Is ‘Safe Across the Ocean’
On the heels of a unanimous vote by the United Nations Security Council to impose new sanctions on North Korea following a series of ballistic missile tests, Pyongyang charged on…
Is Donald Trump Tweeting the U.S. Into a War on North Korea?
THE POLITICAL BURLESQUE show running at the White House seems to consume the overwhelming majority of attention among cable news pundits and personalities. Such attention is not entirely unfounded given…
The Right and Left React to Medicaid Cuts, the Travel Ban and More
The political news cycle is fast, and keeping up can be overwhelming. Trying to find differing perspectives worth your time is even harder. That’s why we have scoured the internet…
Interview with ‘Born on Third Base’ author Chuck Collins
Chuck Collins is the great-grandson of Oscar Mayer. As a member of the 1 percent you might stereotype him as a callous rich person who doesn’t have any reason to…
July 16, 2017 (Seg 1): Income Inequality and the 1% with Chuck Collins part 1
The income gap is getting wider every day, but what can people do about it? What about the people at the very top of the wealth pyramid? We talk to…
‘Partial’ travel ban still demonizes Muslims
Protests and denunciations of the Trump administration’s modified travel ban have broken out in several cities. The White House intensified its Islamophobia on June 29 with the implementation of a…
How some rich people are trying to dismantle inequality
Ample research indicates that the growing problem of wealth and income inequality could stunt U.S. economic growth and undermine our democracy while stirring political polarization. Given that the federal government shows…
“Born On Third Base” Author Addresses Inequality, Asks Wealthy To “Come Home”
Chuck Collins is a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies. He’s also an author, an editor, and a child of the so-called “one percent.” This hour, we sit…
Nadia Hijab on Palestinian options, Jewish allies, and the Zionist crisis
Nadia Hijab is a leading voice on Middle East issues. The author lately published (along with Ingrid Jaradat Gassner) an important piece on how to think about Palestinian conditions at…
Trump Decision Not to Back Syrian Rebels Garnering Liberal Support
(CN) – The Trump administration’s decision to end a covert CIA program to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels is garnering support from unusual quarters. Among those celebrating the decision…
How Real Is Iraq’s Mosul Victory Over ISIS?
The Iraqi government recently declared victory in Mosul, the stronghold of the Islamic State. Many months of fighting, bombing, and shelling has reduced the once grand and historic city to…
What If Summer Came To Westeros?
If you’re looking for fairy tales that are on the grim (not Grimm) side, things that once might only have been in dystopian fiction, look no further than our present…
Trump admits his border wall could be defeated by medieval siege technology
President Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Wednesday that his proposed border wall would have to be “transparent” to prevent Americans from being struck and killed by 60-pound sacks of…
Trump’s Wile E. Coyote Approach to Border Security
The president of the United States wants a see-through wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, in part because he’s worried about people getting hit in the head by any bags of…
The Democratic Party Widens the Racial Wealth Gap
Data consistently demonstrates that blacks are the most loyal Democratic voting bloc. Surveys conducted in 2016 indicate that 87% of blacks identify with the Democratic Party, which constitutes roughly 21%…
ACA repeal likely would boost CEO pay
The recent health insurance bills in the U.S. House and Senate are in a race to the bottom for heartlessness, deception and awful public policy. The bills share well-known faults: less…
The Senate GOP hid the meanest things very deeply in its Obamacare repeal bill. We found them.
The Affordable Care Act repeal bill unveiled Thursday by Senate Republicans has aptly drawn universal scorn from healthcare experts, hospital and physician groups and advocates for patients and the needy. That’s…
