The Palestinian People Should Be Enraged at Both Israel and Hamas

Israel believed that both Palestinian factions were essentially content with ruling their own little fiefdoms, but over the past couple of years Hamas has clearly been developing other ideas. It was making no headway in advancing control of the national Continue reading The Palestinian People Should Be Enraged at Both Israel and Hamas

Mike Johnson: Guns Don’t Kill People, Hearts Kill People

While other GOP leadership stuck to their usual “thoughts and prayers” mantra for the victims of the Lewiston, Maine, shooting, the newly minted speaker of the House tried out a new gun control dismissal tactic. In a one-on-one interview with Continue reading Mike Johnson: Guns Don’t Kill People, Hearts Kill People

Republicans’ New House Speaker Once Called LGBTQ People “Destructive”

Offering possible objections based on what he described as “constitutional infirmity,” Johnson claimed there were grounds to reject the election results from states that permitted pandemic-induced state modifications to mail-in ballots and early voting systems that bypassed the approval of Continue reading Republicans’ New House Speaker Once Called LGBTQ People “Destructive”

How Many Innocent People Must Die Before Revenge Is Served?

The attack on Israel has already been subtitled “Israel’s 9/11” for the sheer scale of its horror and the intelligence failures that allowed it. The U.S. responded to 9/11 with $6.4 trillion wasted on two ground invasions-cum-occupations, a pro-torture foreign policy, and Continue reading How Many Innocent People Must Die Before Revenge Is Served?

Taylor Lorenz on How Everyday People Made the Internet Great

T.L.: You’re 100 percent right, I think it’s kind of a double-edged sword. These collab groups and houses can be a very supportive community for content creators who are looking for support, easy collaboration. It’s easier to grow together as Continue reading Taylor Lorenz on How Everyday People Made the Internet Great

Trump Goes Full Deranged, Suggests Charging People He Doesn’t Like With Treason

Trump’s threat to the news media was actually his second attempt to menace detractors this past weekend alone. On Friday, he slammed Mark Milley, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, suggesting that perhaps he also committed treason. Continue reading Trump Goes Full Deranged, Suggests Charging People He Doesn’t Like With Treason