USAID’s Samantha Power Reaches New Summit of Cynicism About International Criminal Court
Power recently celebrated Sudan for voting to join the ICC. She discreetly did not mention who hasn’t joined: the United States.
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For His Accusers to Get Justice, Andrew Cuomo's Impeachment Must Go On
The decision to halt Cuomo's impeachment would be a blow to accountability — and leave the door open for Cuomo to return to politics.
Laura Ingraham Confronts the Core Problem for Capitalists
And workers should thank her for that.
The Murder of the U.S. Middle Class Began 40 Years Ago This Week
Reagan's firing of striking air traffic controllers was the first huge offensive in corporate America's war on everyone else.
The Problem Isn't Just Cuomo, It's the System That Made Him
Patriarchal violence in New York politics and beyond will not come to an end with the removal of a small number of predatory perpetrators, however powerful.
I Tried to Make Claims About Election Fraud So Preposterous Trump Fans Wouldn't Believe Me. It Was Impossible.
I was acting as Trump and his minions do: free to say anything, no matter how ridiculous, with no basis in observable fact.
The Incredible Cynicism of GOP Support for #FreeBritney
Britney Spears's struggle is against patriarchal control and economic exploitation — which are core Republican values.
In Brazil, There’s a Legal Term for What Britney Spears Says Is Happening: Sexual Violence
In Brazilian and international law, the rights of disabled people over their reproductive systems are clear.
At 245, America Is Old Enough to Be Honest About Its Founding
The Declaration of Independence's clause about "merciless Indian Savages" and its deleted passage on slavery say a lot about us.
Farewell to Donald Rumsfeld, Dreary War Criminal
Rumsfeld managed to do terrible things throughout his life while remaining tremendously banal.