Politics

America needs a movement to curb billionaires' power

The country’s 900 billionaires have far too much influence over our government and economy. Here’s how we can reduce the power of the ultra-rich

Jürgen Habermas obituary

Philosopher and social theorist who advocated a new direction for German thought after the horrors of Nazi rule

Israeli Police Kill Two Young Palestinian Boys and Their Parents in West Bank

Mother, father and brothers aged five and seven shot in the head as they returned from Ramadan shopping trip

War on Iran may provoke a terrorist attack in US

‘Of course there’s going to be retaliation,’ says one expert. ‘It may be that this is what Trump’s interested in’

Pakistan targets militant hideouts in Afghanistan as conflict continues

Afghan government reports zero casualties and accuses neighboring country of wanting to ‘fuel the fire of war’

ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony

Under oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose ‘targets’