Not long before a major crisis ripped through the Middle East, pitting the United States and a bloc of Gulf countries against Qatar, Jared Kushner’s … Jared Kushner Tried and Failed to Get a Half-Billion-Dollar Bailout From QatarRead more
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A Billionaires’ Republic
“A constitution is not intended to embody a particular economic theory,” wrote Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. in 1905. Holmes was dissenting from … A Billionaires’ RepublicRead more
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Digging Up the Truth About Franco’s Dictatorship in Spain
The last time Ascension Mendieta saw her father was in 1939, when he opened the door to Franco’s soldiers who took him away. She was … Digging Up the Truth About Franco’s Dictatorship in SpainRead more
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To put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill would be an insult to her legacy
To African Americans, Harriet Tubman was our Moses, guiding the enslaved to freedom by faith and the light of the North Star. Why cheapen her … To put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill would be an insult to her legacyRead more
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The Responsibility of Intellectuals
February 23, 1967 TWENTY-YEARS AGO, Dwight Macdonald published a series of articles in Politics on the responsibility of peoples and, specifically, the responsibility of intellectuals. … The Responsibility of IntellectualsRead more
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Criminalizing Critics of Israel
Civil rights groups are warning a pair of bipartisan bills targeting boycotts of Israel and Israeli settlements would criminalize free speech and peaceful protest. The … Criminalizing Critics of IsraelRead more
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Vice President Mike Pence Stages Walkout Amid NFL Player Protests
on Sunday, Vice President Mike Pence flew to Indianapolis, where he staged a walkout of an NFL game between the San Francisco 49ers and Indianapolis … Vice President Mike Pence Stages Walkout Amid NFL Player ProtestsRead more
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Using the Courts to Silence the Palestinian Voice
The case of David Boim (“The Boim Case”) is a glaring example of the ongoing attempts to use the courts to suppress the Palestinian voice … Using the Courts to Silence the Palestinian VoiceRead more
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Americans Tolerate Inequality Because They Over-Estimate Their Odds of Coming Out on Top
John Steinbeck conjectured in 1966 that there is not much support for redistribution in America because the working poor saw themselves as “temporarily embarrassed millionaires” … Americans Tolerate Inequality Because They Over-Estimate Their Odds of Coming Out on TopRead more
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U.S. Coalition of War Crimes in Mosul
The journalistic monitoring group Airwars is reporting that the U.S.-led war against ISIS has killed at least a dozen civilians every single day since President … U.S. Coalition of War Crimes in MosulRead more