Amazon Pullout Shows What Anti-Capitalist Organizing and Leftist Politicians Can Do
New York's old Democratic order — in the vein of Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio — backed Amazon's move, while a new crop of social democrats bucked it.
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Six GOP House Members Who Need to Resign for Anti-Semitism Before Ilhan Omar
Trump wants Ilhan Omar to resign from Congress over purportedly anti-Semitic remarks. Why hasn't Trump asked for these six Republicans to resign, too?
Ralph Northam Still Doesn't Understand What It Takes to be Forgiven
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has spent more effort creating factual ambiguity around his yearbook photo than engaging in the hard work of penitence.
There Is a Taboo Against Criticizing AIPAC — and Ilhan Omar Just Destroyed It
Rep. Ilhan Omar may not have used the right words, but even the leadership of AIPAC has boasted about the Israel lobby’s outsized power in Washington, D.C.
Why the Justice Department Can’t Be Trusted to Investigate Abysmal Conditions in Federal Prisons
“This recent crisis at MDC has brought new attention to an old reality. What has taken place at MDC is not exceptional.”
Rising Star Matt Gaetz Represents Everything That’s Wrong With Trump’s Republican Party
The Florida congressperson tried to expel a grieving father from a hearing on gun violence, and he has voiced racist ideas and conspiracy theories.
Jeff Bezos Protests the Invasion of His Privacy, as Amazon Builds a Sprawling Surveillance State for Everyone Else
One of the world's greatest privacy invaders just had his privacy invaded.
Trump’s State of the Union Address Reveals His Growing Anxiety Over Encroaching Left-Wing Populism
Without being able to point to policies that have materially improved lives, Trump is forced to argue that his paltry efforts have made America great.
Inside El Chapo’s Confinement: Cockroaches, Frigid Temperatures, Tacos, and a Three-Lieutenant Escort
Martin Gottesfeld served time near El Chapo and describes the conditions of his confinement.
NBC News, to Claim Russia Supports Tulsi Gabbard, Relies on Firm Just Caught Fabricating Russia Data for the Democratic Party
The playbook of the Democratic Party and its allies is a simple one: Smear any adversary of the party’s establishment wing as an asset of the Kremlin.