Time to End the West’s Xenophobic Double Standard on Refugees
Racism lowers the floor for how all people are treated. But it’s not too late to change.
Cruel Immigration Policies Make the Pandemic Worse
Warehousing people in unsanitary conditions and then deporting them to poor countries is a recipe for contagion.
International Solidarity in a Time of Crisis
“I think this moment global pandemic is showing us very clearly that all human life is interrelated, which means that none of us is safe until all of us are safe.”
In the US Killing Fields, We’re Way Past ‘Thoughts and Prayers Are Not Enough’
The mass shootings aren’t just symptoms of guns or mental illness, but also of Trump promoting and encouraging white supremacy, racism, and xenophobia.
The GOP’s Sinister New Nationalism
The party’s assault on “globalists” and “cosmopolitans” pushes against internationalism when it’s needed most.
Trump Isn’t Just Incompetent and His Agenda Isn’t Just Bad. It’s Evil.
After a year that’s brought us closer to nuclear war, ethnic cleansing, and climate catastrophe, it’s time to consider that the Trump-GOP agenda may be genuinely evil.
How to Reinvent the European Left
Europeans want to upend politics as usual and the far right is still rising. If the left doesn’t come up with an unusual politics of its own, it will be upended as well.
Steven Bannon’s Real Vision Isn’t America First. It’s America Alone.
What does it mean for international relations when the most powerful country in the world becomes a pariah state?
Trump Is Carpet-Bombing U.S. Foreign Policy
Already Trump is super-charging U.S. militarism, gutting diplomacy, and punishing the victims of wars Washington started.
Before Orlando, Omar Mateen Worked for Human Rights Abusers
G4S, where Omar Mateen worked as a security guard, profits from both U.S. border militarization and the Israeli occupation.
Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy is to Promote Western Civilization, But He Won’t Tell You How
In an interview with MSNBC, Phyllis Bennis says Trump’s speech was reminiscent of Nixon’s call when he was running for president and said, ‘I have a secret plan to end the war.’
The Mad Hatters of Poland’s Tea Party Movement
By embracing a neoliberal, pro-austerity agenda, Poland’s mainstream left opened the way for a government of Polish Ted Cruzes.
Progressives Should Stop Underestimating Trump’s Appeal
The billionaire bigot may be uncouth in the extreme, but his personal style and hardline attitude resonate with a surprisingly large bloc of American voters.
Is Political Correctness What’s Really Destroying America?
What passes in our society as political correctness is about more than jettisoning offensive speech.
Mending Our Welcome Mat
This nation of immigrants should shelter more Syrian refugees.