New Future

The former United Nations diplomat explains growing plutocracy in the U. S. , rapid economic progress in Asia, and why there’s still hope for a better world.

They rejected kings and were sincerely concerned about the possibility of a dictatorship. But we need to move past founder-worship and focus on justice.

They’ve gone deranged with hatred and fear of migrants. Now, billions of dollars are being invested to build brutal new prison camps. How can we get our humanity back?

The president is slashing disaster aid, dismantling the agencies that gather weather data, and making it easier to drill, burn, and pollute. If he’s not stopped, millions will suffer.

The agriculture industry hopes you won't notice their battle to keep torturing ducks.

The profit-obsessed Hollywood machine killed Cimino’s career, but films like “Thunderbolt and Lightfoot” and “Heaven’s Gate” are well worth revisiting.

Subsidies can support nascent industries in need of a foothold or serve the public good. At this point, fossil fuels are neither.

The author and economist explains why capitalism doesn’t make life better, why Trump is slapping tariffs on everyone, and how to understand money and power.

War propaganda never changes, no matter who the enemy of the day is. But the facts are clear: the attack on Iran was illegal and wrong. Trump should be expelled from office over this.

He has shown that a socialist message can win people over. His campaign is a model that should be emulated everywhere.

From BetterHelp to bourbon, A-list celebrities are cashing in on our trust. Why is there no longer any stigma for sellouts?

Philosopher, activist, and public intellectual Dr. Cornel West discusses the nihilism gripping our ruling class, the failures of the Democratic Party, and why resistance requires moral courage, historical memory, and a radical commitment to love.

The Trump administration is barely making an effort to convince the public to get behind a war with Iran. But without a powerful anti-war movement, ‘manufacturing consent’ is not even necessary.

According to our elected leaders, we should be very scared of the possibility that Iran could get a nuclear bomb. But Israel already has them, and its government is increasingly unstable and belligerent.