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Trump’s Fans Loved the Tear-Gas Assault at the Border
This week's violence against migrants is an example of how violence and cruelty are normalized as a type of spectacle.
Only Donald Trump Can Make a Martyr Out of CNN
CNN caters to power, but Trump is too much for even that network to stomach.
Families Are Still Being Separated at the Border
Immigration lawyers say border agents are continuing to take children away from their parents.
California’s Climate Refugees
The US can deploy troops to the border, but can’t find money to meet the housing needs of people displaced by disasters.
Gay Emancipation Goes to Market
In this excerpt, Roderick A. Ferguson examines the beginnings of depoliticization in the LGBT movement.
Arctic Drilling Is “Ecocide on an Incredible Diversity of Wildlife”
The Arctic Wildlife Refuge is a biological nursery teeming with life, ecologically connected to places around the world.
Senate Challenges Trump on Yemen War
The resolution is a sharp rebuke of President Trump's stance toward the Saudi crown.
Lying to Robert Mueller Is Just a Terrible Idea
A good lawyer already knows the answer before asking the question.
Border Fence Quietly Slated to Expand as Congress Debates “the Wall”
South Texas communities are resisting the new stretch of fence slated for construction in February.
After Reaping Billions in Public Subsidies, GM to Fire Nearly 15,000 Workers
GM's decision to gut its workforce epitomizes the bad corporate behavior Republicans in Congress have incentivized.