Latest Graham Platner Scandal Can’t Be Explained Away
Advertisements Like many who supported Graham Platner, I’m ending that support now that a very credible allegation of sexual assault has been made against him. But it is important that the right lessons be drawn from this. Watch on YouTube Listen on SpotifyContinue Reading
Reading Frederick Douglass In Palestine
Advertisements Douglass’ epic July 4 speech of 1852 holds powerful lessons for us in this monumental moment in the history of American policy toward Palestine and Israel. Read more at Cutting Through Continue Reading
American Unexceptionalism: Why Trump Was Inevitable
Advertisements American exceptionalism was always a con job. The only surprise is how long it worked. In this week’s Globalists, Josh White and Mitchell Plitnick discuss why Donald Trump is the culmination of US politics, why Britain remains trapped in Washington’s orbit, and whether the left can reconcile antiracist andContinue Reading
How Congress manipulates its own rules to make sure Israel still gets its weapons
Advertisements This week offered a clear example of how elected officials in Washington, D.C., bend their own rules to keep weapons flowing to Israel. Political results outside Washington this week also showed us why this may soon change. Read more at Mondoweiss Continue Reading
More Democracy, Less Oligarchs: America at 250
Advertisements At 250 years old, the United States is far from the beacon of democracy it likes to fancy itself as. In fact, it was intentionally constructed never to be that. Read more at The Battleground Continue Reading