Trump’s Giving Diplomacy a Chance. His Critics Should, Too.
But for the Korea talks to work, the administration will have to value diplomacy far more than it did on Iran.
Nevermind the Wall — They’re Building Warehouses
The newest plank of immigration enforcement? Piling children into overcrowded detention centers.
These ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Bills Send the Wrong Message on Race and Violence
This is just the latest congressional favor for the Fraternal Order of the Police.
How to Get Rid of the Super-Rich
By leveraging the power of the public purse against corporations that pay their top execs outrageously more than their workers, we could help jump-start a democratic “New Economy.”
Palestinians Are Forcing the World to See Their Humanity
The Gaza massacre is a war crime. And the United States is complicit alongside Israel.
Report: Restoring Opportunity in California
Taxing Wealth to Fund College for All in California
My Advice for High School Graduates: Learn a Trade
While millions of students rack up college debt and gain no skills, millions of high-paying trade jobs sit empty.
Korea and the Geopolitics of the Impossible
Careful Korean diplomacy, coupled Trump’s desire to do what Obama couldn’t, could mean a rapprochement on the Korean peninsula no one thought possible.
Tax Day 2018 Was a Bonanza for Corporations and the Military
The Trump tax plan will likely lead to a corporate income tax cut of $135 billion in 2018 alone.
Report: The Souls of Poor Folk
Please find the executive summary and full report here.
Women and the Racial Wealth Divide
Tackling the gender gap must go hand-in-hand with taking on racial economic inequality.
The War on Drugs Breeds Crafty Traffickers
By making drugs ever more valuable, increasingly punitive prohibition policies have only amplified the motivational feedback loop of the very people lawmakers are trying to stop.
Why We Need to Remember the Iraq War—As Well as the Global Resistance to It
The Middle East is still suffering from the consequences of the US invasion 15 years ago.
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is a Scam
As another corporate giveaway, the plan would put major public infrastructure up for sale, and would loosen environmental rules designed to protect local communities.
Congress Just Agreed to Completely Out of Control Pentagon Spending
Military spending will reach $700 billion under the deal to reopen the government, despite reports of hundreds of billions in Pentagon waste.