Fool Me Twice: The Case for War With Iran Is Even Thinner Than It Was for Iraq
The case for invading Iraq was based on lies. The Trump administration’s case for war with Iran hardly exists at all.
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Made-in-America Guns Are Fueling Death and Destruction in Mexico
The killing of drug cartel kingpin El Mencho has led to retaliatory violence in Mexico — much of it carried out with American-made guns.
Trump Uses the Courts to Intimidate Critics. The Media Must Fight Back.
Federal agencies are using investigations to stifle speech and chill the questioning of those in power.
Democrats Should Never Again Rise to Trump’s Anti-Trans Bait
Democrats stayed seated as Trump attacked trans kids at the State of the Union. With midterms coming, there’s more where that came from.
There's No "Progressive Foreign Policy" Without a Reckoning for Dems Who Supported Genocide
Before Democrats can articulate a more humane foreign policy, they need to reckon with the mortal sin of the genocide in Gaza.
Can Trump’s Plan for Warehouse Immigrant Detention Camps Be Stopped?
ICE has the money it needs to turn warehouses into prisons for immigrants. But local pressure is stopping projects in their tracks.
It’s Correct and Moral to Use the Olympics to Speak Out About Politics
Sports can't be separated from politics, and athletes are well within their rights to criticize Trump on the world stage.
Prison-Style Free Speech Censorship Is Coming for the Rest of Us
The government wants to make it illegal to possess literature it deems dangerous — a familiar tactic to this incarcerated writer.
Leakers Helped Destroy Deportation Case Against Tufts Student
The disclosures revealed the case was built entirely on an op-ed Rümeysa Öztürk co-wrote, a chilling attack on free speech.
The Only Solution Capitalism Has Is to Sell Us More Useless Junk
Ad makers will never say the quiet part loud, but they increasingly know that we’re unhappy and looking for solutions.