Colin Kaepernick's Forced Exile From the NFL Has Lasted for 500 Days
What happened to Colin Kaepernick is on par with Muhammad Ali being stripped of his championship belt.
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In the J20 Trials, the Feds Said They Went After “Bad Protesters.” That Just Means Another Crackdown on Dissent.
Despite not winning jury convictions, putting hundreds on trial is sure to chill dissent — and the crackdown is only just beginning.
Indictment of Russian Intelligence Operatives Should Quell Harebrained Conspiracy Theories on DNC Hack
The indictment makes a compelling case that the hack of the Democratic Party was a highly structured, officially sanctioned Russian intelligence operation.
Trump and Brexit Have Chaos in Common — A Symptom of Political Self-Harm
The U.K. vote to leave the EU, and the election of Donald Trump in the U.S., were acts of political, social, and economic destruction.
Encarnación Bail Romero’s Story Is a Harrowing Reminder of the Stakes for Separated Migrant Families
Encarnación Bail Romero's son was put up for adoption after she was arrested in an immigration raid in 2007.
MSNBC Does Not Merely Permit Fabrications Against Democratic Party Critics. It Encourages and Rewards Them.
The network routinely allows outright lies to stand if aimed at critics of Democrats, especially fabricated allegations of being Kremlin agents. The latest is Malcolm Nance.
Why Is Nancy Pelosi So Afraid of Socialism?
Socialism is not as foreign to American politics as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi might have you believe.
A Year Later, the Fascists of Charlottesville Are Back for More — This Time Outside the White House
White nationalists will wrap themselves in free speech — trying to deny them permits is useless. Instead, what's needed is vigorous counterprotest.
With “Muslim Ban” Ruling, Trump’s White Supremacy Has Moved From the Campaign Trail to the Supreme Court
Donald Trump has not just moved the Overton window — he has smashed it to pieces.
Would You Serve a Cheeseburger to Sarah Huckabee Sanders? Where's Your Line in the Sand?
Whether or not you agree with the refusal to serve Trump officials, the United States is far less politically stable than any of us truly understand.