Damn It, Joe Biden and Michelle Obama, Stop Rehabilitating George W. Bush! Damn It, Joe Biden and Michelle Obama, Stop Rehabilitating George W. Bush!
Biden’s decision to present Bush with a medal is more than just shameful.
Oct 15, 2018 / Steven W. Thrasher
The American Bipartisan Policy Establishment Declares Its ‘Second Cold War’ vs. Russia After Years of Denying It The American Bipartisan Policy Establishment Declares Its ‘Second Cold War’ vs. Russia After Years of Denying It
The most influential US foreign-policy membership society has issued a report affirming the new Cold War and its eagerness to fight it.
Jan 24, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Four Years of Ukraine and the Myths of Maidan Four Years of Ukraine and the Myths of Maidan
The history of the Ukrainian crisis, which has made everything it affected worse, is distorted by political myths and American media malpractice.
Jan 3, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Joe Biden Positions Himself as the ‘Anti-Bernie’ Joe Biden Positions Himself as the ‘Anti-Bernie’
Biden, like many mainstream liberal Democrats, seems intent upon not understanding the real lessons of 2016.
Nov 6, 2017 / James Carden
Mitch McConnell’s Health-Care Setback Is a Big F*cking Deal Mitch McConnell’s Health-Care Setback Is a Big F*cking Deal
Progressives have to continue to agitate, but they dealt the right a blow this week.
Jun 27, 2017 / Joan Walsh
The Alliance for Prosperity Will Intensify the Central American Refugee Crisis The Alliance for Prosperity Will Intensify the Central American Refugee Crisis
Conceived without the participation of civil-society groups, the chief goal is to advance elite US and Northern Triangle business interests.
Dec 21, 2016 / Dawn Paley
Hillary Clinton Lets the Men Make Her Case on Night 3 of the DNC Hillary Clinton Lets the Men Make Her Case on Night 3 of the DNC
One powerful man after another wielded his powers on behalf of the first woman to be nominated by a major party for president of the United States.
Jul 28, 2016 / Joan Walsh
The Cold Warriors Strike Back The Cold Warriors Strike Back
In Washington, London, Turkey, Kiev, and even Moscow, opponents of a possible US–Russian détente on Ukraine and Syria demonstrate again their power to thwart the process of negotia...
Jan 27, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Washington Appears to Reject the Opportunity to End the New Cold War With Russia Washington Appears to Reject the Opportunity to End the New Cold War With Russia
The US is rejecting Putin’s proposal to cooperate against the terrorist Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, while escalating NATO’s “exercises” against Russia in Eastern Europe.
Nov 11, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Who Benefits From Biden’s Exit? Biden. Who Benefits From Biden’s Exit? Biden.
By becoming a factor in a presidential race he was not running, the vice president increased his stature and influence.
Oct 21, 2015 / John Nichols