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On Eve of Alabama Senate Election, a Look at Roy Moore’s Racism, Homophobia and Religious Fanaticism
Doug Jones and Roy Moore are locked in a tight and increasingly controversial race.
Trump Takes a Stand on Corruption — by Withdrawing the US From Anti-Corruption Pact
Trump's hasty decision to pull out sends an unmistakable signal.
The Republican Tax Bill Is a Poison Pill That Kills the New Deal
Today's Republicans would have fit right in to Herbert Hoover's administration.
As Mueller Closes in on Trump, the Right Pushes Back: Will He Be Fired?
With Trump in trouble, his allies argue that the entire Mueller investigation is a grand conspiracy.
Mick Mulvaney and the Bad Actors Club
Congress could put a stop to this abuse of the authority to appoint “acting” heads of agencies.
The Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen Is Very Much the Result of a US-Saudi War
CounterSpin interview with Shireen Al-Adeimi on Yemen crisis.
The US Military Is the Biggest “Big Government” Entitlement Program on the Planet
The US needs a mindset shift away from defense jobs.
Amid Travel Ban, Refugee Women Cope With Trauma and Stress Through Drum Circles
How music is helping women from war-torn countries express grief and loss.
GOP Tax Plan Is Igniting a Movement for a Moral Economy
The GOP tax plan is sparking a new moral movement against inequality.
Henry A. Giroux on Developing a Language of Liberation for Radical Transformation
Anger can be a source of galvanizing hope and action.