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The war is a failure. Continuing to wage it will only result in further devastation.
The Saudi prince, like the Patricia Highsmith character, is a confidence man, serial killer, and all-around psychopath. The United States should stop enabling him.
The new administration has made some welcome changes, but Biden isn’t living up to all his promises — especially on detention.
For workers like my mom, the financial strain caused by a lack of paid leave can be just as stressful as catching COVID-19.
An expanded child tax credit could create the ‘bootstraps’ to lift the next generation.
As we saw in Texas, climate change is a major security risk. But it’s not the kind the military is well equipped to handle.
The U.S.’s billionaires have amassed democracy-distorting concentrations of wealth and power as millions have been thrown into poverty
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s bill would levy a small tax on billionaire fortunes. It could raise billions for recovery—and help protect our democracy.
Mainstream narratives on trade suggest white workers from the Midwest suffer most from U.S. trade policies. Evidence shows that’s not true.
Billionaires have reaped tremendous gains during the pandemic. A wealth tax will slow the build-up of democracy-distorting concentrations of wealth and power.