There Should Not Be “Religious Exemptions” To Laws
If a law should apply, it should apply regardless of how people feel about following it. If the law infringes on liberty, it should be repealed.
How Rupert Murdoch Destroyed the News
Murdoch’s vast empire of toxic right-wing propaganda, from the British tabloids to the Wall Street Journal to Fox News, has poisoned the brains of millions and made the world dramatically worse.
How Privatization Robs Us of Our Most Precious Assets
Journalist Donald Cohen on how turning public goods over to private companies is a terrible idea that causes us to have to pay for things we already own.
How the US Fueled the Spread of Islamophobia Around the World
Khaled Beydoun explains how Islamophobia in many parts of the world was worsened by the U.S. “war on terror.”
Why Media Conglomerates are Spoon-Feeding Us Anti-Capitalism
Media companies are happy to sell us anti-capitalist messages in our TV shows, as long as they don’t have to give up power or wealth to the people making those shows.
You Either See Everyone Else As a Human Being Or You Don’t
It’s obviously morally abominable to booby-trap the border with razors. But some people think desperate migrants deserve whatever cruelties we inflict on them.
‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Friends’ Reflected the Atomized US of the ’90s—and Today
What an era’s most popular sitcoms can tell us about their time and our own.
Lessons in Organizing from The Young Lords
Historian of social movements Johanna Fernández explains what we can learn from the Puerto Rican counterpart to the Black Panther Party.