Condemning ‘political violence’ rings hollow coming from politicians who are highly selective in the violence they deplore. We should oppose it consistently.
Donald Trump’s disastrous idea of replacing the federal income tax with a tariff would redistribute wealth upwards while likely necessitating devastating cuts to essential government programs.
Under capitalism, practically every public good is subject to the profit motive. Profit-seeking has hollowed out American journalism, making it unsustainable and untrustworthy.
Guantánamo stands out as one of the most extreme examples of how people’s lives can be totally ruined not because they actually did anything wrong, but because it was simply not politically advantageous for anyone to care what happened to them.