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Aggressive US Foreign Policy Is Back — in Venezuela
Trump's Venezuela policy has a similar strategic purpose to the 1980s wars in Grenada, Panama and Nicaragua.
Trump’s Broken Promises to the Land of “American Carnage”
The loss of an Ohio General Motors plant is just the latest dispatch from the heartland of Trump's “American carnage.”
Omar Is Being Attacked Because She Poses a Challenge to White Supremacy
When Ilhan Omar was elected to the Congress, it was safe to assume that a fierce racist backlash would follow.
The Shutdown as Shock Doctrine
The right wing could use the shutdown as a pretext to accelerate cuts to public services it deems “inessential.”
Trump Moves the World Closer to “Doomsday”
Trump’s withdrawal from the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty has incited a dangerous arms race.
Ocasio-Cortez Cheers After Amazon Scraps Planned New York Campus
Amazon backs out of its plans to build a second headquarters in the city, blaming “state and local politicians.”
Trump Blocks Back Pay for Contractors Who Worked During Shutdown
Trump is refusing to sign a funding deal that includes back pay for federal contractors.
The Last Shutdown Shows How Precarious Federal Jobs Have Become
Private companies profited off the shutdown as federal workers living paycheck to paycheck struggled to get by.
“No Direct Evidence of Collusion” Doesn’t Mean Trump’s Off the Hook
Despite right-wing ecstasy, nothing has changed. The evidence against Trump is circumstantial — and damning.
World’s Most Dangerous Nuclear Weapon Rolls Off Assembly Line
In the upcoming season of presidential politics, the nuclear question belongs at the top of every candidate’s agenda.