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Donald Trump calls for racial violence: White supremacists are listening, but the media laughs
Chauncey DeVega
While the media congratulated itself for mocking or ignoring Trump's Arizona rally, he spread vicious racist lies
After a year of Joe Biden, how come we still have Donald Trump’s foreign policy?
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Biden promised a new era of diplomacy, stability and American leadership — but has doubled down on Trump's failures
Republicans’ red flag: GOP ignores warning signs of struggle
Heather Digby Parton
While Republicans crow about a shift in party identification, the generic ballot may spell midterm doom for the GOP
Those first post-birth meals are the most special — 6 parents explain why
Rachel Tepper Paley
Whether chocolate cake, dumplings or fenugreek-laden sabzis — these foods hold meaning far beyond their ingredients
Where we are now: The dire state of America in 2022
Norman Solomon
Biden's first year: Assault on democracy, oligarchic class war and bloated military spending. Happy talk won't help
Watch: Trump comes up empty when asked a very simple question about Republicans in power
Alex Henderson
When asked by Newsmax, Trump failed to name a single thing the GOP could do with control of Congress
Dislocation nation: Omicron surge brings another endless war against another unseen enemy
Lucian K. Truscott IV
It might have been easier when all this started — we knew what to do. The uncertainty of Year 3 is the worst part
The U.S. drops an average of 46 bombs a day: Why should the world see us as a force for peace?
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
The U.S. has dropped at least 337,000 bombs and missiles in 20 years — and now clutches its pearls over Russia
Jim Jordan refuses to tell Jan. 6 panel about Trump calls after claiming he had “nothing to hide”
Igor Derysh
"If they call me, I got nothing to hide," Jordan declared before refusing to cooperate with the investigation
This coastal town needs federal aid for climate adaptation. Instead it’ll get a military truck
Adam Mahoney
Rising sea levels have left daunting prospects for Surfside Beach's heavily tourism-dependent economy
Ted Cruz says GOP will impeach Biden if it retakes Congress — whether it’s “justified or not”
Igor Derysh
Cancún frequent flyer floats Republican revenge fantasy, claiming Democrats "weaponized" impeachment against Trump
Ted Cruz confuses Washington state with Western Australia in attack on “power drunk” Democrats
Igor Derysh
Bewildered Texas senator rapidly deleted tweet accusing “authoritarian” Democrats of being “kill-joys”
A year of dubious characters and dark drama: Salon’s best News & Politics stories of 2021
Andrew O'Hehir
Maybe you think you just dreamed Mike Lindell and Lauren Boebert: You didn't. And they were the fun parts of 2021
It was a bad year for the world: But yes, there were 10 good things in 2021
Medea Benjamin
In a bleak year for domestic politics, there were signs of progress toward justice around the world. Yes, really!
PEN America, the “human rights” careerists and the betrayal of Julian Assange
Chris Hedges
Corporate money and Democratic Party apparatchiks have transformed PEN America into a servant of the ruling class
The meaning of words: Orwell, Didion, Trump and the death of language
John Berthelsen
Orwell wrote that political speech was "largely the defense of the indefensible" — in 1946. Little did he know
What happens if Trump admits it all? Nothing much — at this point, that might help him
Chauncey DeVega
Is Trump's next move a wink-and-nod confession that he tried to stage a coup? We know he'd get away with it
Mainstream media forgets the Afghan people, as U.S. sanctions create risk of famine
Julie Hollar
When the U.S. military finally pulled out, it was a big story. But the plight of the Afghan people definitely isn't
Jan. 6 committee zeroes in on GOP congressmen
Jon Skolnik
Jim Jordan is the latest House Republican to be called by the House Select Committee
Civilian deaths and the Pentagon’s 20-year killing spree: Mistakes — or a matter of policy?
Norman Solomon
The New York Times reports the military's gruesome record as incompetence. But what if it's all part of the plan?
America in 2021: From the end of empire to the prospect of a new civil war
Anis Shivani
Democrats had a supposed majority — and revealed their fatal weakness. History, and the pandemic, kept on going
The execution of Julian Assange: He exposed the crimes of empire — and that can’t be tolerated
Chris Hedges
The WikiLeaks founder's unforgivable sin was to expose the U.S. empire's war crimes. For that, he faces death
Does Israel want war? It’s determined to sabotage a new nuclear deal with Iran
Ariel Gold, Medea Benjamin
At least the U.S. and its allies are negotiating with Iran again — but Israel seems to be ramping up for war
Court ordered Biden to restart Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” — but he didn’t have to make it worse
Igor Derysh
Like Obama before him, Biden may want to look tough on immigration to fend off GOP attacks. It probably won't work
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