Opinion

As Tensions Flare Between Turkey and the Kurds, the U.S. Backs Both Sides

Negotiations, not more U.S. weapons, are needed to resolve the decades-long conflict.

Patrick Lewis

War Profiteering Ain’t Physics

Even Trump can't buck the iron law of U.S. foreign policy: Follow the money.

Leonard C. Goodman

Another War, Another Blitzerkrieg

It's time to question CNN's decades of enthusiastic war coverage.

Susan J. Douglas

French Voters Must Heed the Lessons of Donald Trump and Reject Marine Le Pen

The similarities between Trump and Le Pen are striking—but France still has a chance to avoid the mistake made in America.

Tom Ladendorf

Chokwe Antar Lumumba’s Election Marks a New Era for Jackson—And for the South

Jackson, Mississippi's likely new mayor puts his city in the vanguard of progressive politics nationwide.

Matthew Cunningham-Cook

Let’s Harness Fyre Festival Schadenfreude To Kick the 1 Percent Out of Power

The Left can channel collective joy at screw-ups by the wealthy into a bigger movement for wealth redistribution.

Kate Aronoff

Why the U.S. Is a Bigger Threat Than North Korea

Decades of military adventurism have done more to destabilize the world than any of the "rogue states" the U.S. targets.

Vijay Prashad, Alternet

This Could Be Reparations’ Best Chance Since 1865

Black activist groups across the political spectrum are uniting behind reparations.

Salim Muwakkil

Why the Corporate Media Loves a Bombing

From Syria to North Korea, the press is growing hungry for war.

Bill Berkowitz

Should Democratic Socialists Be Democrats?

Democratic Socialists of America members debate how—and to what extent—socialists should engage with electoral politics.

Chris Maisano and Jessie Mannisto

Single Payer in the Golden State

The fight for Medicare for all goes to California.

Joel Bleifuss

Chokwe Antar Lumumba Mounts a Political Revolution in Jackson, Mississippi

The upcoming mayoral race pits a radical future against the neoliberal status quo.

Matthew Cunningham-Cook

How Trump’s Arts and Research Cuts Hurt His Supporters

Trump's budget poses a particular threat to those who voted for him.

Susan J. Douglas

The Push for Single-Payer Healthcare Is On. Democrats Should Get on Board or Get Out of the Way.

Following the stunning collapse of Trumpcare, Bernie Sanders is leading the fight by progressives to win single-payer.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Trump vs. the Media: Who Will Win?

The media and Trump are in an all-out battle. Here’s what the mainstream press is doing well and what it needs to do better.

Susan J. Douglas

George W. Bush Was a Godawful President

The media's nostalgia for Bush is not only ill-informed—it's dangerous.

Branko Marcetic

Don’t Wait for Nuremberg: Congress Must Investigate the American Eichmanns

Troubling reports suggest border agents are going above and beyond to enforce Trump's will.

Chris Edelson

Forget Building Our Own Tea Party. The Left Can Win So Much More.

We should set our sights beyond just primary challenges and reshaping the Democratic Party; this is an opportunity to build a movement that can challenge capital and corporate power.

Jacob Swenson-Lengyel