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Op-Ed
Why Does Trump Like Communist Vietnam? Because It’s Capitalist.
Trump wants North Korea to become a member of the global neoliberal community, just like Vietnam.
Bail Reform Should Include Efforts to End Pretrial Incarceration
Incremental change is important, but is not enough. We must overhaul the system to end pretrial incarceration.
Biden Says Trump Is an “Aberration” From the GOP. He’s Wrong.
Democrats need to stop cozying up to the Republican Party if anything is going to change.
Over 600 Federal Prosecutors Say Trump Should Be Charged With Obstruction
The letter is a searing rebuke to Attorney General William Barr.
The Real Monster in “Game of Thrones” Is Its Hidden Reactionary Ideology
There are no monsters beyond our walls. There are human beings.
Trump’s Fee for Asylum Seekers Could Send Many Back to Their Deaths
The fee is another cruel attempt to force penniless asylum seekers to return to the danger zones they fled.
Productivity Booms in First Quarter, But Will It Last?
The tax cut was supposed to increase productivity by producing a boom in investment. But no such boom has occurred.
Nancy Pelosi’s “Winning” Strategy Is to Appease Centrists
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells The New York Times that the way to beat Trump is to be more friendly to “centrists.”
Ending the Death Penalty Is One Step Toward Ending Mass Incarceration
We must replace the death penalty's punishment paradigm with a vision of true justice.
Climate Crisis Forces Us to Ask: To What Do We Devote Ourselves?
Capitalism disconnects us from that which sustains us: our planet. Let's devote ourselves to reconnecting.