I Went to Syria and Met the People Trump Just Gave Turkey Permission to Kill
The Kurdish YPG of the coalition (Syrian Democratic Forces AKA SDF) taking thousands of women and children of Daesh jihadists (ISIS) out of Baghoz, the last jihadist stronghold in Syria, in trucks to drop them at Al Hol camp a few hours away. Chris Huby/ZUMA This story is part of Shane Bauer’s investigation into what…
Even With Help From the Air Force, Trump’s Turnberry Resort Remains a Money Pit
Press Association via AP President Donald Trump’s flagship Scottish golf course has posted another year of losses, according to new filings made by the Trump Organization in the United Kingdom. Turnberry, located near Glasgow on the Firth of Clyde, has consistently bled money since Trump purchased the club for $60 million in 2014. Last year,…
The Supreme Court Might Condone LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination. Will Your State Protect You?
The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on Tuesday for three cases that seek to expand employment protections to LGBTQ people.Jacquelyn Martin/AP On May 4, 2016, Mark Horton signed the paperwork to make it official: He would soon be the vice president of sales and marketing at Midwest Geriatric Management. He resigned from his job…
It’s No Coincidence That the Top Presidential Candidates Are All So Old
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Over the past few months Bernie Sanders has often remarked that he’s in great shape. “I am blessed to have been in good health my entire life,” he told the Washington Post earlier this year. “I honestly can’t remember the last time I missed work because of illness.” I bought it:…
In Which I Try to Make Sense of Donald Trump’s Middle East Policy
A Kurdish refugee in northern Syria watches airstrikes in the city of Kobani.Dimitrios Chantzaras/NurPhoto/ZUMA I’m sort of catching up on things, so tell me if I have this straight: Trump talked to Turkey’s president last night and agreed to let him invade northern Syria if Turkey was willing to take a few thousand ISIS prisoners…
Julián Castro Just Saw Donald Trump’s Border Crisis Firsthand: “His Agenda Is Killing People”
Democratic Presidential hopeful Julián Castro escorts a group of migrants to the Brownsville Port of Entry Monday morning. He asked port officials to allow the migrants to petition for asylum in the United States. Courtesy of Julián Castro Democratic presidential hopeful Julián Castro visited a makeshift camp on Monday in the Mexican city of Matamoros,…