John Knefel
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New York, United States
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The Pandemic Isn’t Over Yet, But Congress Is Willing to Gamble That It Is
The U.S. isn’t prepared to deal with future COVID variants, an entirely different pandemic, or even the current spread. → Read More
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Predicted to Worsen Existing Famines
Russia and Ukraine are major food exporters. This war threatens to drive millions more into food insecurity globally. → Read More
Russia's Use of Cluster Bombs Should Spur a Global Recommitment to Banning Them
Many of the world's most powerful countries, including the U.S. and Russia, aren't signatories to the cluster bomb ban. → Read More
Republicans Are Already Sabotaging Biden’s Fragile Diplomacy With Iran
The GOP, like the hardliners in Iran, has long opposed any deal that the other country could agree on. → Read More
Manchin's Likely Backing of Biden SCOTUS Pick Reflects Court's Conservative Role
The two biggest obstacles to Biden’s agenda say they won’t obstruct his court pick. They haven’t had a change of heart. → Read More
How Did We Go From Stimulus Checks to "Go to Work With COVID"?
Gone are the days when Democrats pushed for policies that would help people stay home during the pandemic. → Read More
A Year in, Biden Hasn’t Fulfilled Promise to Repair Refugee Resettlement Program
Trump left the system in shambles, but Biden let in a record low number of refugees over the last fiscal year. → Read More
Most of the Democratic Party Is Responsible for the Build Back Better Debacle
The fate of Biden’s signature bill rests in the hands of Sen. Joe Manchin, while progressives have been sidelined. → Read More
Biden Wants to "Restore" This Country's Soul. Sounds Strangely Like MAGA.
Biden, Gillibrand, Booker and other moderate Democrats used the debate to invoke an idealized vision of the past. → Read More
United, Warren and Sanders Show What a Left-Wing Democratic Party Looks Like
The two senators spent their second debate working in tandem to articulate a vision for a humane future. → Read More
The Left Is on a Roll, and Trump Is Beatable in 2020
The left is strong and Trump is impeachable and beatable. Should we dare to hope for a big change in 2020? → Read More
ICE Evades Sanctuary Rules by Using NYPD Fingerprints to Find Immigrants and Send Them Call-In Letters
ICE’s New York office has been sending letters to the homes of immigrants shortly after they have interactions with the New York City Police Department. → Read More
Where Is the Democratic Outrage Over Trump's Illegal Attack on Syria?
Jingoism is equally dangerous -- from the left or the right. → Read More
Right-Wing Feedback Loop: How Trump and the GOP Are Radicalizing Each Other
Trump is no rogue, he is the GOP unmasked. → Read More
Want to Address the Greatest Foreign Threat to US Democracy? Fix Voting Machines
The GOP is refusing to take cybersecurity seriously. → Read More
The White Hot Rage at this Year’s CPAC
Anger, paranoia, and gun worship dominated the gathering of conservatives near DC. → Read More
US Resettles More Christian Refugees Than Muslims as Overall Numbers Plummet
Trump is making good on his Muslim ban despite court orders. → Read More
Trump's Executive Orders Could Drastically Expand Family Detention Centers
Trump's ruthless policy gives his deportation forces the power to detain large numbers of women and children. → Read More
Christmas at Guantánamo: Proof That Anything Can Be Normalized
The screening of ''Bad Santa 2'' at Guantanamo is proof that, given time, even Trump's transgressions could be normalized. → Read More
Trump Is Inheriting Power to Assassinate Anyone, Including US Citizens, With No Oversight
The authority to kill extrajudicially invites deadly abuses and mistakes. → Read More