RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – MARCH 29: Health workers carry a wounded press member after israeli intervention during a protest against construction of Jewish settlement within 43rd anniversary of Palestinian Land Day in Ramallah, West Bank on March 29, 2019.(Photo by Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) On the eve of the first …

The Mueller report is finally done. On March 23, Special Counsel Robert Mueller sent the confidential report of his 22-month investigation to Attorney General William Barr. Less than 48 hours later, Barr released a four-page letter outlining Mueller’s conclusions and jumping to one as well. In response to Barr’s letter, Donald Trump …

BERLIN, GERMANY – MAY 02: Whistle blower and activist Chelsea Manning, in what she said is her first strip outside of the United States since she was released from a U.S. prison, speaks at the annual re:publica conferences on their opening day on May 2, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Re:publica …

Here is a simple question: If slavery is a 100% tax on one’s labor, what do you call a 70% tax? Such is the level of taxation envisioned by a young, idealistic freshman Congresswoman, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. How does this Congresswoman and her fellow travelers arrive at this number?  How does Sen. Elizabeth …

Since the publication of my book Survival of the Richest in July 2017, the bleak numbers I documented in terms of disparity of wealth have only grown worse. A recent paper from the Economic Policy Institute found that the top 1 percent of American families made an astounding 26.3 times …

In 1987, the United States and the Soviet Union adopted the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) in an effort to eliminate missiles on hair-trigger alert for nuclear war due to their short flight times. It was the first time the two countries agreed to destroy nuclear weapons. That treaty outlawed nearly 2,700 ballistic or land-based cruise …

Congress refuses to enact legislation containing the nearly $6 billion that Donald Trump is demanding for an unnecessary wall on the southern US border. In response, Trump is considering whether to declare a national emergency, take money Congress has appropriated for other purposes, and divert it to build his wall. …

America has reached a critical turning point in terms of our growing disparity in wealth. Recent reports indicate that the world’s three richest individuals — Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett — have more wealth than do the bottom half of Americans combined. https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkirsch/2017/11/09/the-3-richest-americans-hold-more-wealth-than-bottom-50-of-country-study-finds/#472c34123cf8  To understand this disparity even …

Is a “smart world” necessarily good for us? Connecting your smartphone to your TV, dishwasher, and even to your child’s Barbie doll, is now all the rage. Boosting wi-fi in places where it never used to exist — from appliances to toys — is being hailed as the new ideal.  “5G” is the …

China is threatening American farmers with politically targeted tariffs as it escalates its economic aggression against the U.S. That has pundits speculating farmers will turn against President Trump for confronting China over its predatory trade practices. That’s not about to happen. They know the stakes are higher than the price …

This article originally appeared in Truthout and has been reprinted with permission. Pursuant to its “zero-tolerance” policy, the Trump administration separated some 2,300 migrant children from their parents at the US-Mexico border since May 5, 2018. Widespread international condemnation ensued. On June 26, a federal judge in San Diego orderedthe government …

President Trump’s recent travel ban and the family separation policy facing undocumented immigrants at the Texas border, have both gotten many potential and current immigrants of all kinds, rattled about their statuses. I happen to be one of them. Three years ago I started the tedious process of seeking permanent …

This article originally appeared in Truthout and has been reprinted with permission. “Nobody is above the law,” Donald Trump declared during the 2016 campaign. But as special counsel Robert Mueller zeroes in on him, the president is carving out an exemption for himself. Trump and his attorneys are claiming absolute …

This article originally appeared in WNT and has been reprinted with permission. President Trump has declared the United States must have the ability to produce aluminum and steel here at home. He backed up his words with action and imposed an import tax, or tariff, to protect America’s strategic industries …

The Senate Intelligence Committee voted 10-5 to support Gina Haspel’s nomination today, despite the fact that her facilitation of torture should disqualify her from assuming the role of CIA director. Next the full Senate will make a final decision on Haspel’s nomination in a vote that is expected to take …

American liberals and leftists have a long history off assailing conservatives with the epithet: Fascist. Indeed, in today’s political climate, the labels “Fascist” and even the term “Nazi” are often thrown around by both sides of the debate, without people having the slightest historical understanding of what they mean. But …

In the recent Presidential election, in the debates about health care and tax reform, in every senate and congressional election, the usual characters have emerged, and the process continues in its never ending cycle: Career politicians forever campaigning to stay in their positions of power and privilege by promising money …

Senate Bill 1 Nurse Licensure Compact Sponsor: Gay G. Kernan (R-NM) Everyone who follows the issue knows that there is a dire shortage of nurses, especially in rural areas in America — such areas as New Mexico. When a hospital doesn’t have enough nurses, patients can wait for hours to …

Donald Trump’s veiled threat to use nuclear weapons against North Korea is not only horrifying, but also illegal. It warrants his removal from office. On New Year’s Day, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un asserted, “The entire area of the US mainland is within our nuclear strike range. The United States …

Watching the Ken Burns-Lynn Novick 18-hour series, “The Vietnam War,” is an emotional experience. Whether you served in the US military during the war or marched in the streets to end it, you cannot remain untouched by this documentary. The battle scenes are powerful, the stories of US veterans and …