Trump Reasserts U.S. as the World’s Policeman With Massive Yemen Escalation
Trump’s bid for regime change in Yemen should be anathema to both America Firsters and Democrats, but will anyone speak out?
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The Right Loves Free Speech — Unless It’s Pro-Palestine Speech
Conservative critics of “cancel culture” were quick to defend Trump’s attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil over his political speech.
If Trump Can Deport Mahmoud Khalil, Freedom of Speech Is Dead
It’s illegal to deport people for political speech, but that’s exactly what ICE is trying to do to this Palestinian Columbia student.
Columbia Bent Over Backward to Appease Right-Wing, Pro-Israel Attacks — And Trump Still Cut Federal Funding
Instead of outrage, the school’s interim president responded to the cuts by vowing to continue its misguided crackdown.
Gavin Newsom’s Cynical Embrace of the Anti-Trans Agenda
By abandoning trans rights and praising Reagan, Democrats embrace a fangless politics with a track record of electoral failure.
Latin America’s New Right Ushers in Pan-American Trumpism
The last right-wing American president before Trump galvanized a resurgent Latin American left. Where will the region go now?
Iowa Becomes the First State to Repeal Civil Rights Protections for Trans People
GOP lawmakers said that they couldn’t enforce bathroom bans with the civil rights protections on the books.
Trump Helps Alleged Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate Cross Border Into U.S.
Lobbying to return Andrew Tate to the U.S. reveals the hollowness of the Republican Party’s anti-sex trafficking campaign.
Grow a Spine: Democrats Have a Lot to Learn From the German Left
The German elections show we don’t need to moderate fascism, we need to oppose it.
Trump Doesn’t Care About Ukraine or Russia — Just Money
Trump is leaving Ukraine with impossible choices: fight a losing war without U.S. support, or submit to economic vassalage.