I worked at the State Department for decades. The president’s story doesn’t pass the laugh test.
Politics
COVID-19 Has Created a New Kind of International Gamesmanship
The sane approach to fighting a pandemic is for nations to collaborate, not compete against each other.
What Does It Mean to Tear Down a Statue?
Monuments represent myths, not true history.
How to Build a Post-Pandemic America
The case for a new federal agency to integrate our education system and workforce.
A Lesson From Eastern Europe on How to Deal with Problematic Statues
The idea is not to erase history, but to contextualize it.
Netanyahu Wants to Annex the West Bank. Will Joe Biden Stop Him?
The Democratic nominee needs to be clear: the move would come with real consequences if he’s elected.
Why Biden Should Pick Kamala Harris for VP
She can not only help him win—she can advance the anti-racism agenda.
Can the Black Lives Matter Movement Inspire a More Inclusive Pride Month?
It’s time for an overdue conversation about how anti-Blackness has often manifested within queer spaces.
How China Now Threatens America’s Academic Freedoms
The “Red Scare” of today is not coming out of Moscow. It’s coming out of Beijing.
Spike Lee Tells a Different Vietnam War History
His new film depicts the struggle of black veterans who fought for a country that never treated them right.
