Peace and Security
Cartoon: Another Ancient Shipwreck
Some ruins are best left alone.
How Contractor CEOs Get Rich Off Taxpayers
Enormous Pentagon budgets are also inflating CEO pay at major military contractors. Here’s how to rein in this taxpayer-funded excess.
Cartoon: Artificial Intelligence vs. Natural Stupidity
Failing to regulate AI is a preventable catastrophe.
There’s No Debate Over Debt — Only About Priorities
If the GOP cared about debt, they’d stop cutting rich people’s taxes and give the Pentagon a haircut. So what’s this really about?
Cartoon: War is Peace
And journalism means war.
Retire This Dehumanizing Language About Immigrants
Human beings fleeing persecution are not a “flood” or “surge.” And it’s not “illegal” when they cross the border to seek asylum.
The Drug War’s Dark Origins
When you hear why politicians wanted to ban marijuana in the first place, you’ll understand why our century of prohibition can’t end soon enough.
Armed and Afraid: The High Price of Fear
As more senseless shootings claim lives, it’s time to turn away from apocalyptic rhetoric and focus on what actually makes us safer.
Breaking Down Your Tax Bill
Our tax dollars should make life better, not go to waste. But the average taxpayer had to shell out over $1,000 for military contractors alone last year.
Cartoon: Pro-Life, Anti-Kid
“Pro-life” lawmakers are suspiciously indifferent toward school shootings.
