Saudi First: Trump Wants to Start a War With Iran When MBS Gives the Order
Why is Trump deferring to Riyadh? Questions need to be asked about his financial ties with Saudis who bailed him out during the 1990s.
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Trump Was Foolish to Invite the Taliban to Camp David but the War in Afghanistan Must End
Afghanistan does not have an easy solution but there is no point in U.S. forces staying in the country to continue their merciless forever war.
Conservative Revolt Against Boris Johnson Exposes Republicans’ Complicity in the Cult of Trump
Conservatives in the U.K. already stood up to their "Britain Trump." In the U.S.? Not so much.
In Secretive Court Hearing, NYPD Cops Who Raped Brooklyn Teen in Custody Get No Jail Time
Two NYPD cops coerced Anna Chambers into sex in exchange for her freedom. A judge just gave them no jail time.
When Ilhan Omar Is Accused of Anti-Semitism, It’s News. When a Republican Smears Muslims, There’s Silence.
Rep. Mo Brooks has received virtually no national media attention for saying Muslims increasingly control the Democratic Party.
It's Time to Indict Aung San Suu Kyi for Genocide Against the Rohingya in Myanmar
Aung San Suu Kyi, a 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is an essential part of the decimation of the Rohingya Muslims in Burma. She should face trial.
Why the Democratic National Committee Must Change the Rules and Hold a Climate Debate
The climate emergency is not a “single issue” — it is the single precondition for every other issue’s existence.
The NYPD Finally Fired the Cop Who Killed Eric Garner — but the Police Reaction Shows How Little Will Change
The decision will not alter the entrenched police ideology that allows for deaths like Garner’s — showing why reform will be slow and tough.
Mike Pompeo Has Extreme Views on Muslims — and Liberals Don’t Seem to Care
A lengthy profile in the New Yorker conspicuously neglected to mention the secretary of state’s ties to notorious Islamophobes.
Bounty Hunters Are a Lethal Weapon in a Justice System Corrupted by Money
A group of bounty hunters and bondsmen, in pursuit of money, killed an innocent man in Tennessee. They were mostly let off by a jury.