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On Marijuana, Republicans Are Canceling Their Own Voters
Voters in several red states have decided overwhelmingly to legalize marijuana, but their leaders keep undermining them.
Crocodile Tears on Corporate Taxes
Biden’s modest corporate tax increases to fund public infrastructure projects are wildly popular — except among CEOs.
Vaccine Discourse
It’s getting weird out there.
We Need to Talk About Jeff Bezos’s Boat
The Amazon CEO’s yacht actually requires its own “support yacht” — so he can land his helicopter.
Factory Farms Are a Deadly Nuisance
Regulators, take notice: Air pollution from factory farms now kills more people than even coal pollution.
The Bigger Picture in Israel-Palestine
My Jewish upbringing taught me to stand with the persecuted and the vulnerable. Today, that means the Palestinians.
Palestinian Lives Matter
We can’t say we support justice and human rights in this country while supporting violence and expulsion abroad.
The Palestine Exception
U.S. support for Israel poses a challenge the Biden administration’s promise to center human rights in foreign policy.
My Vaccine Experience
If you haven’t gotten your shot, please get it soon. If it helps, let me tell you about mine.
The Award for Sleaziest Corporate Profiteering Goes To…
… Tyson Foods, which forced its employees back to work and took bets on how many would die.