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How the Border Security Industry Will Profit Hugely From Climate Change

A hawk’s eye-view of global warming.

Todd Miller and Alex Devoid

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The Death of Climate Denialism

Soon the Right will have to abandon its head-in-the-sand strategy—but its next tactic may be more dangerous.

Kate Aronoff

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Actually, Bernie Sanders Isn’t a Crackpot—He Favors Policies the Majority of Americans Want

Despite what corporate Democrats and the Bernie-bashing mainstream media might tell you, Main Street America favors left-leaning policies.

Bill Moyers and Michael Winship

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Two Years After Snowden’s Leaks, Little Has Changed in Obama’s Approach to Transparency

The public and even Congress are acting against mass surveillance. When will the President get the memo?

David Sirota

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The Culture Wars Are Over—And They Aren’t Coming Back

The movements of the 1960s challenged the Leave It to Beaver values of American life, producing the culture wars. But those wars are now finished.

Micah Uetricht

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#NoTarSands Resistance March Draws Thousands in Midwest

Indigenous activists from the 200 Great Lakes Indians lead thousands to say to #NoTarSands in the largest anti-tar sands demonstration in Midwest history.

David Goodner

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“You can’t just vacuum up all of this data of innocent citizens”

Joel Handley discusses the Chicago Police Department's use of StingRay technology and other high-tech monitoring of people's movements.

Lauren Gaynor

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Michigan Is in the Midst of a “Massive Experiment in Unraveling U.S. Democracy”

The austerity-on-steroids measures currently taking place in Michigan may soon be coming to a state near you.

Laura Gottesdiener

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Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Piketty and Other World-Renowned Economists Demand End to Greek Austerity

The economists called their letter a “plea for economic sanity and humanity.”

Martin de Bourmont

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Syriza Has No Choice: Greece Must Prepare to Leave the Eurozone

To break from the program of brutal austerity that has been imposed on Greece, its leaders have no choice but to take radical action.

Alexandros Orphanides

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Can Jeb Bush Separate Himself From the Bush Legacy?

If Jeb Bush wants to distance himself from the family name, he needs to reassess his brother's actions in Iraq.

David Sirota

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The $165 Billion Question for Hillary Clinton

When 20 foreign governments gave billions to the Clinton Foundation, were they expecting—and did they receive—quid pro quo arms deals from the State Department?

David Sirota

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Meet the Latest Secret Free-Market Group That Wants to Take Over Your Public School

The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) has been an invisible player in the free-market education reform movement.

Sarah Lahm

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Meet the 25-Year-Old Native Hip Hop Artist Who’s Using Music to Combat Colonialism

The Sicangu Lakota artist talks about growing up on a reservation and using music to educate young Native people.

Jessica Koski

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The GOP and ALEC’s War on Cities

The Right has hijacked Congress and State Houses. Now it's coming for the cities.

Theo Anderson

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Mad Max: Fury Road and the Glaring Whiteness of Post-Apocalyptic Films

Will people of color ever make it to the end of the world?

Nashwa Khan

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The Prospects for Radical Democracy in Spain

The upcoming municipal elections will be a key test for the rising leftist movement in Spain.

Vicente Rubio Pueyo and Pablo La Parra

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Illinois Bill Would Ban State Pension Funds from Divesting from Israel

The anti-worker and anti-Palestinian agenda seem to be converging in Illinois.

Ben Lorber

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Amtrak’s Spectrum Gap

The main reason for the derailment? Amtrak failed to acquire broadcast rights to send automatic safety communications.

David Sirota

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A Historian’s Case for Why We Should Stop Talking About the Founding Fathers

In American politics, the Founding Fathers are more propaganda than people.

David Sehat

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Seymour Hersh’s Bin Laden Story Challenged the Power Structure—So Media Disregarded It

The veteran reporter's bombshell investigation into the killing of Osama bin Laden sparked a controversy in journalistic decency.

Jim Naureckas

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How Austerity Killed the Humanities

Not long ago, the Right fought viciously over the teaching of the humanities in American universities. Now conservatives are trying to eliminate them altogether.

Andrew Hartman

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Actually, Mad Max: Fury Road Isn’t That Feminist; And It Isn’t That Good, Either

Turns out the MRAs aren't the best judges of feminism.

Eileen Jones

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Oxford University to Divest from Fossil Fuels

Oxford climate activists are the latest to notch a victory against fossil fuel companies.

Lauren Gaynor