Politics
A Dubious Purchase: Iran’s Nuclear Program
By Shirin Ebadi
After the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Iran has come under international scrutiny for its human rights violations, nuclear programs, land mines, and censorship. Finding it difficult to procure necessary equipment for its nuclear program, the government turned to civilians for obtaining necessary parts.
Reconstructing Black Masculinity: Challenging Stereotypes
By Mychal Denzel Smith
Black masculinity in America is often defined by either how it conforms into dominant “respectable” culture or how it diverges from the dominant white culture, but black men often find themselves somewhere on the spectrum – not aligning themselves solely to either societal expectation of black masculinity.
Making Sense of the Deportation Debate
By Aviva Chomsky
How Bill Clinton and Barack Obama laid the groundwork for Trump’s immigration policies.
Forbidden Questions?
By Andrew J. Bacevich
24 key issues that neither the Washington elite nor the media consider worth their bother.
Why the GOP Congress Will Stop Trump from Going Too Far
By Daniel Stid, from Washington Monthly
The coming resistance from Republican lawmakers who hate Trump, fear executive overreach — or both.
Drowning the World in Oil
By Michael T. Klare, from TomDispatch
Trump’s carbon-obsessed energy policy and the planetary nightmare to come.
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