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Donald Trump Against the World: The Birth of a New Nationalist World Order
Will a Trump administration give birth to a new internationalism led by a global confederacy of oligarchs?
Why Did Fascist Agitators at UC Davis Reenact the Violence of the “Pepper Spray Cop”?
The “alt-right” once again displayed its latent sadism and identification with police cruelty on the UC Davis campus.
State-Sanctioned Torture in the Age of Trump
Trump and his cabinet picks are on record defending torture as a legitimate form of interrogation.
What Trump Can and Can’t Do to Immigrants
Understanding our economic system helps us anticipate what a Trump administration can and can't do in regard to immigrants, and what immigrants themselves can do about it.
Donald Trump’s War With the Media Has Begun and We’ve Seen Nothing Yet
The First Amendment will be tested as never before.
The Future by Committee: The Collective “Wisdom” of the US Intelligence Community
Since September 11, expansion has been the name of its game, as the leading intelligence agencies gained ever more power, prestige and the big bucks.
What Is the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act?
The candidate for secretary of education appears to be unfamiliar with many components of the education system.
A Billion People in India Aren’t Being Warned About Toxic Air Pollution
India's air is now more deadly than China's.
Indigenous Erasure in Plain Sight: Place Names in New England
Despite the desecration of place names throughout most of New England, some advancements in recent decades leave room for hope.
Trump, the Banks and the Bomb
While Donald Trump's presidency will obstruct the realization of a nuclear-free world, civil society has seen some gains in the fight against nuclear weapons.