All Views Articles for 2019-12-24

Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Actor Jimmy Stewart played Geoge Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life, the iconic holiday film directed by Frank Capra in 1946. Christopher W. Shaw
It's a Wonderful Life... For Bankers
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren both understand the key economic lesson at the heart of the classic holiday film.
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CODEPINK delegation in the sukkot of the Yusef Abad synagogue. (Photo: CODEPINK) Ariel Gold
The Fascinating History and Political Lives of Jews in Iran
As American Jews and non-Jews we should be outraged at how the Trump administration is endangering Iranian civil society and making their efforts for change much harder.
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People seeking asylum pictured in front of a migrant refugee center in Jalisco, Mexico in 2018. (Photo: Daniel Arauz) Jeff Abbott
The Other Americans: Asylum Seekers Routed to Guatemala
A proposed amendment to immigration policy endangers asylum seekers, advocates warn.
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Within six years, Modi and Shah have managed to do what India's worst enemies couldn't: to set India at war with itself. (Photo: Kremlin/cc) Shrenik Rao
India Under Modi Is Becoming a Brutal Authoritarian State
Modi's Hindutva populism, backed by naked threats against India's Muslim minority and the suppression of dissent, is crashing India's economy and its democracy.
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If there’s ever to be genuine and just peace between the two nations, diplomacy must be the priority, and Iranian civil society must be acknowledged and respected. (Photo: opeth91 / Shutterstock) Kristin Henderson
A Feminist Alternative to Trump’s Chest Beating on Iran
Foreign policy should prioritize the needs of ordinary civilians and civil society—and wars of choice should always be off the table.
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A Nativity scene in the southern Califiornia city of Claremont depicting the Holy Family as a separated family held in cages at the U.S. border is sparking controversy and conversations over President Donald Trump's immigration policies. (Photo: Rev. Karen Clark Ristine/Facebook) Juan Cole
Would Refugee Baby Jesus Have Been Torn From Mary’s Arms by Trump?
These American, Christian politicians would not have admitted the holy family when they fled Herod the Great.
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Such a cavalier approach to the use of deadly force permeates American behaviour among citizens, between citizens and the police, as well as between the military and other states, raising questions about US society beyond the ambit of foreign policy. (Photo: Veronique de Viguerie/Edit by Getty Images) Ahsan I Butt
The Afghan War: A Failure Made in the USA
The US-made mess in Afghanistan has much to do with its failed policies and shoot-first-ask-questions-later attitude.
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He showed that people of conscience can make a difference, even against the most powerful oppressor. (Photo: Dave Bredeson/Dreamstime.com) Jesse Jackson
Remembering the Message of Christmas
The Prince of Peace, he taught us that peace is not the absence of violence; it is the presence of justice and righteousness.
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The only tricks left to Trump and the Republicans are stoking social and racial resentments and claiming to be foes of the establishment. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) Robert Reich
How Trump Has Betrayed the Working Class
The consequences of Trump’s and the Republicans’ excessive corporate giveaways and their failure to improve the lives of ordinary working Americans are becoming clearer by the day.
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Medicare for All is the gift we need this holiday season. And it's what we'll continue to fight for in the New Year. (Image: Samuil_Levich / iStock / Getty Images Plus) Chuck Idelson
All I Want for Christmas and Hanukkah Is Medicare for All
Medicare for All would eliminate the debilitating health insecurity caused by skyrocketing costs while guaranteeing everyone will get the health care they need, when and where they need it.
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