McCarthy to Cohn to Trump
Reading Time: 18 minutes Joe McCarthy may have been America’s most vicious demagogue. But he passed all his “skills” onto Donald Trump. To understand McCarthy is to understand what we are living through.
Even if You Vote… Will It Count? Scrutineers, Part I
Reading Time: 19 minutes The founder of the Transformative Justice Coalition talks about efforts to stop your vote from being counted — and what you can do about it.
Trump Loses, Remains President?
Reading Time: 18 minutes A former US senator looks at how Trump might lose the election — and still remain in power.
Putin, Putin, Putin
Reading Time: 21 minutes Investigative journalist and former Moscow correspondent Catherine Belton looks at the untold, human, and complex story of Vladimir Putin.
Can Geoengineering Save the Planet?
Reading Time: 12 minutes A look at the cutting-edge technology that may enable us to actually confront climate change.
Hollywood Has Sold Us ‘Copaganda’
Reading Time: 18 minutes The co-creator of S.W.A.T. talks about how 50 years of police shows on television have shaped and undermined our views of policing and race.
What It Means to Be Black While Blue
Reading Time: 20 minutes A police lieutenant with more than 30 years on the force, who is the president of his Black Police Officers Association, gives a personal and inside look at policing.
Police, Wall Street, Pentagon, and White House Crime: What’s the Connection?
Reading Time: 21 minutes Is there a common link between all the dark things that are happening? Is it hiding in plain sight?
Is It 1968 All Over Again?
Reading Time: 12 minutes The riots of 1967 and 1968 over racial injustice resulted in over 70 dead and many injured. How do they compare with what we are witnessing today?
The Terrorist Threat Concealed by Saudi ‘Soft Power’
Reading Time: 16 minutes Saudi Arabia has poured billions of dollars into promoting Wahhabism around the world, engendering violence from behind the cover of NGOs and government agencies.