Democrats Running for President Are Waking Up to the Danger of War With Iran
Four of the seven senators who’ve joined the 2020 race have signed onto a bill that would prohibit the U.S. military from spending money to attack Iran.
Jon Schwarz
Before joining First Look Media, Jon Schwarz worked for Michael Moore’s Dog Eat Dog Films and was a research producer for Moore’s “Capitalism: A Love Story.” He’s contributed to many publications, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, The Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, Mother Jones, and Slate, as well as NPR and "Saturday Night Live." In 2003, he collected on a $1,000 bet that Iraq would have no weapons of mass destruction.
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How to Dismantle the Absurd Profitability of Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear weapons are more than just a terrifying threat to every living thing on earth. They’re also a terrific way to make money.
The Best Hot Take on the Mueller Report Is From 1796
Washington called all of this in his prescient Farewell Address as he left office. As he feared, the spirit of party has overwhelmed the U.S. political system.
This April 15, Don’t Fall for the Right’s Favorite Lie About Taxes
You've probably encountered propaganda using extremely misleading statistics to claim that the U.S. tax system is soaking the rich. It's not.
Intercept Investigation Leads to Record Fines Over Foreign Campaign Contributions
A Jeb Bush Super PAC and a Chinese-owned corporation must pay almost $1 million for funneling foreign money into the 2016 presidential election.
Breakdown in Hanoi Summit Shows the Real Danger on the Korean Peninsula: Donald Trump's America
The best we can hope for is the U.S. and North Korea eventually come to an accord, and the Trump show is canceled before we stumble into nuclear war.
CNN Hires Trump Official Who Used Same Anti-Press Rhetoric as Man Who Sent Bombs to CNN
Former Justice Department spokesperson Sarah Isgur has been an active foot soldier in the right’s decades-long assault on journalism.
Rep. Ilhan Omar Went After Elliott Abrams for Lying to Congress. Then He Did It Again.
Abrams’s most notable lies came during an exchange about his actions as assistant secretary of state in the 1980s during the Reagan administration.
Elliott Abrams, Trump's Pick to Bring “Democracy” to Venezuela, Has Spent His Life Crushing Democracy
The choice of Abrams sends a clear message: The Trump administration intends to brutalize Venezuela, while proclaiming our love for human rights.
With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Americans Finally Have a Politician Who Agrees With Them About Taxes
The idea of raising taxes on the rich and corporations is incredibly popular in America — and has been for a long, long time.