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June 20, 2018

Politics & Elections

Noam Chomsky on Fascism, Showmanship and Democrats’ Hypocrisy in the Trump Era

Amid the hypocritical posturing of both parties, Trump's severe assault on the common good continues.

by C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout

June 20, 2018

Trump Ends Family Separations by Detaining Whole Families Indefinitely

No plan is in place to return already-separated children to their families.

by William Rivers Pitt, Truthout

June 20, 2018

Politics & Elections

Charlottesville Continues to Be a Battlefield Between Far-Right Forces and Protesters

Those who acted in self-defense against white supremacist terrorism are still being prosecuted.

by Sarah Jaffe, Truthout

June 20, 2018

The Nightmare Is Now: Stolen Children in a Country of Cages

The frightened pleas of children at the border echo a larger nightmare.

by Kelly Hayes, Truthout

Noam Chomsky on Fascism, Showmanship and Democrats’ Hypocrisy in the Trump Era

Trump Ends Family Separations by Detaining Whole Families Indefinitely

Charlottesville Continues to Be a Battlefield Between Far-Right Forces and Protesters

The Nightmare Is Now: Stolen Children in a Country of Cages

Human Rights

Trump Ends Family Separations by Detaining Whole Families Indefinitely

by: William Rivers Pitt

US Leaves UN Human Rights Council

by: Nicole Karlis

Child Abuse at the Border: We Must Stop This Monstrosity

by: William Rivers Pitt

The Nightmare Is Now: Stolen Children in a Country of Cages

by: Kelly Hayes

War & Peace

Seymour Hersh on Torture at Abu Ghraib and Secret US Assassination Programs

by: Amy Goodman; Juan González

US ships conduct replenishment-at-sea while operating in the Indo-Pacific region, March 29. 2018.

Girding for Confrontation: The Pentagon’s Provocative Encirclement of China

by: Michael T. Klare

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and President Donald Trump walk during their summit at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island on June 12, 2018, in Singapore.

North Korea Agreed to Denuclearize, but When Will the US?

by: Marjorie Cohn

Yemeni war-affected women and girls queue to receive the dinner meal provided by a local charity group on June 10, 2018 in Sana’a, Yemen.

Coalition Ignores Famine Warnings and Continues Assault on Yemen as Critics Question US Complicity

by: Jessica Corbett

Special Features

The War on Children Under Neoliberal Fascism

The War on Children Under Neoliberal Fascism

The cruel separation of children evokes memories of similar horrific practices in US history.

by: Henry A. Giroux; Mickey Huff

How Patriot Prayer Is Building a Violent Far-Right Movement in Portland

How Patriot Prayer Is Building a Violent Far-Right Movement in Portland

They are recruiting mainstream conservatives by talking faith, family and tradition.

by: Shane Burley

May 2018 Broke Thousands of Temperature Records Across the US

May 2018 Broke Thousands of Temperature Records Across the US

With hurricanes gaining in intensity, a scientist is proposing a new Category 6 for the future.

by: Dahr Jamail

North Korea Agreed to Denuclearize, but When Will the US?

North Korea Agreed to Denuclearize, but When Will the US?

Only global denuclearization can eliminate the unimaginable threat of nuclear war.

by: Marjorie Cohn

Politics & Elections

Charlottesville Continues to Be a Battlefield Between Far-Right Forces and Protesters

by: Sarah Jaffe

Noam Chomsky on Fascism, Showmanship and Democrats’ Hypocrisy in the Trump Era

by: C.J. Polychroniou

Central American asylum seekers wait as US Border Patrol agents take them into custody on June 12, 2018 near McAllen, Texas. The families were then sent to a US Customs and Border Protection processing center for possible separation.

The War on Children Under Neoliberal Fascism

by: Henry A. Giroux; Mickey Huff

Conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham gestures to the crowd as she delivers a speech on the third day of the Republican National Convention on July 20, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

Conservatives’ Anti-Immigration Fervor Is Political: They Think Keeping the US White Will Save Them

by: Heather Digby Parton

Environment & Health

ALEC’s Deadly Asbestos Agenda Benefits Koch Industries, Nationwide

by: Don Wiener; Mary Bottari

Believing We Have a Functional EPA is Worse Than Having a Non-Functional EPA

Believing We Have a Functional EPA Is Worse Than Having a Non-Functional EPA

by: Lorna Garano

Water Restored to Majority of Puerto Rico, but Problems Persist

by: Carmen Heredia Rodriguez

May 2018 Broke Thousands of Temperature Records Across the US

by: Dahr Jamail

Economy & Labor

After Tax Cuts for Richest, House GOP Unveils $5.4 Trillion Attack on Nation’s Safety Net

by: Jake Johnson

Tea pickers tie up sacks of fresh tea leaves in Kerala, India.

Forced Labor Remains Common in Tea and Cocoa Industries, Despite Certification Programs

by: s.e. smith

Missing in Action: The Poor and Their Stories in Mainstream Media

by: Beverly Gologorsky

The Tax Cut and the Pay Increase: Halfway There

by: Dean Baker

Art & Cartoons

Americans Separated From Their Decency

Americans Separated From Their Decency

by: Jen Sorensen

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Protesters gather at the Starbucks location in Center City Philadelphia, PA on April 15, 2018, where two black men were arrested days earlier. The arrest prompted controversy after video of the incident became viral.

Human Rights

Revolution, Not Amelioration, Is Necessary to End Oppression

If the change we need is almost unimaginable, we're in an extremely dangerous situation.

Book Review by: Tasasha Henderson

Book

As Black as Resistance: Finding the Conditions for Liberation

This is not a book of compromise, nor does it negotiate with intolerance. It is a manifesto for everyone who is ready to continue progressing for liberation for all people.

Prison & Policing

ICE Killed Roxsana Hernandez

by: Lea Ramirez

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is introduced at a police academy graduation and promotion ceremony in the Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier on June 15, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.

The Administration of Mayor Rahm Emanuel Keeps Monitoring Protesters

by: Mick Dumke

Shifting Politics on 287(g) Immigration Enforcement

by: Sue Sturgis

Special agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Border Patrol, and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) question a man while his vehicle is searched after he was stopped heading into Mexico at the Hidalgo border crossing on May 28, 2010 in Hidalgo, Texas.

How Racial Profiling Goes Unchecked in Immigration Enforcement

by: Kavitha Surana

Education & Youth

Authors, teachers, and parents are upset about Scholastic’s President Donald Trump by Joanne Mattern, saying the biography leaves out his racism, misogyny, xenophobia to the point of inaccuracy.

Scholastic Under Fire for Children’s Book Portrayal of Trump

by: Lornet Turnbull

Lawyer seated behind scales of justice

Staggering Debt and Shattered Hopes: How Law Schools Fail Students of Color

by: Erin L. Thompson

A student works at his desk

Eligible for Financial Aid, Nearly a Million Students Never Get It

by: Meredith Kolodner

FBI agent on a computer

Is the FBI Profiling Students to Interview Without Parental Consent?

by: Huma Yasin

Media Justice

Seymour Hersh: Media Today Must Cover Yemen and Trump Policy, Not Get Distracted by Tweets

by: Amy Goodman; Juan González

“Not the End of Net Neutrality,” Say Internet Defenders, but Beginning of “Most Important Battle Yet”

by: Jessica Corbett

Actress Roseanne Barr at The Paley Center for Media on March 26, 2018, in New York City.

Roseanne and TV Myths About the Working Class

by: Elizabeth Schulte

The Denver Post and other skyscrapers on July 18, 2016, in Denver, Colorado.

Following Massive Layoffs, the Denver Post Is in Distress

by: Janine Jackson

Buzzflash

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Why Tyrants Dehumanize the Powerless

Commentary

Why Tyrants Dehumanize the Powerless

by: Sarah Jones, The New Republic

Why Tyrants Dehumanize the Powerless

by: Sarah Jones, The New Republic

The Broad Support for Taxing the Wealthy

by: Stanley Greenberg, The American Prospect

Charleston City Council Adopts Slavery Apology Resolution

by: Tom Foreman Jr., Talking Points Memo