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Back to SearchTrump, Gaza, and the Palestinians
President Donald Trump is threatening to cut off aid to Jordan and Egypt if they do not submit to his outrageous demand to take in the Palestinians h…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Day of the Dictator (Is Not Over)
In his inaugural address in Jan. 1989, President George Bush said, "For a new breeze is blowing, and a world refreshed by freedom seems reborn; for i…
1 year, 2 months ago
What Happened to Worker Solidarity?
Both major political parties claim to be the true champions of the working class at a time when excessive concentrations of wealth and power are erod…
1 year, 2 months ago
Trump and Birthright Citizenship
President Trump wants to end birthright citizenship as part of his multifront campaign to close American society to foreigners. A federal judge has t…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Question of Genocide, Revisited
Israel's destruction of Gaza has caused a rift among Holocaust historians and genocide scholars. They're at odds with one another over what to call i…
1 year, 2 months ago
Jimmy Carter, the Shah, and the Ayatollah
Jimmy Carter (1924-2024) was hailed as an exemplary leader on human rights whose presidency was ruined by crises outside his control, none worse than…
1 year, 2 months ago
Biden in History
Democrat Joseph R. Biden's very long political career is now over. The man first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972 reached the pinnacle of power at …
1 year, 2 months ago
Trumpism After Trump, Revisited
On the eve of Donald Trump's second inauguration, many Americans are struggling to explain how we got here again. Are past narratives failing to help…
1 year, 2 months ago
Trump and the Panama Canal
President-elect Donald Trump says China has taken over the Panama Canal. In a news conference, Trump said U.S. military force may be necessary to sei…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Folly of Mass Deportation
President-elect Donald Trump, who has said illegal immigrants are "poisoning the blood of our country," vows his administration will implement the la…
1 year, 3 months ago