Have Neocons Hijacked Trump’s Foreign Policy? Have Neocons Hijacked Trump’s Foreign Policy?
War hawks are wrestling with “America First” nationalists for control of the administration’s international agenda. After a series of remarks by Mike Pence, one camp seem...
Aug 9, 2017 / James Carden
Our Russia Fixation Is Devolving Into an Assault on Political Discourse Our Russia Fixation Is Devolving Into an Assault on Political Discourse
A new project by the German Marshall Fund claims to track the influence of foreign propaganda—but warps reality to accommodate an alarming new Russophobia.
Aug 7, 2017 / James Carden
We Need to Stop Using Russia as a Political Football We Need to Stop Using Russia as a Political Football
From Nixon to Trump, there have always been long-term risks in exploiting foreign policy for domestic political gain.
Aug 2, 2017 / Vadim Nikitin
What Power Does Trump Have to Stop the Russia Investigation? What Power Does Trump Have to Stop the Russia Investigation?
David Cole on the president pardoning himself.
Jul 28, 2017 / Jon Wiener
Donald Trump’s Inner Circle Is Quickly Evaporating Donald Trump’s Inner Circle Is Quickly Evaporating
His shrinking list of trusted advisers starts and ends with family and a few hard-core loyalists.
Jul 27, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss
Was Trump Wrong to End the CIA’s Train-and-Equip Program in Syria? Was Trump Wrong to End the CIA’s Train-and-Equip Program in Syria?
Why the rush to condemn Trump’s only smart decision since taking office?
Jul 26, 2017 / James Carden
Cold-War News Not Fit to Print Cold-War News Not Fit to Print
The mainstream media’s orthodox narrative of the new Cold War and “Russiagate” deletes important aspects of current developments.
Jul 19, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Absolutely, Positively 100% True Story of Trump and Russia* The Absolutely, Positively 100% True Story of Trump and Russia*
*This story subject to revision.
Jul 18, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow
Al Franken Versus the De-Humorizer Al Franken Versus the De-Humorizer
Plus Joan Walsh on Donald Trump Jr. and Ari Berman on voting.
Jul 13, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Trump-Putin Détente Partnership Begins as ‘Russiagate’ Attacks on It Grow Trump-Putin Détente Partnership Begins as ‘Russiagate’ Attacks on It Grow
Cooperation with Russia is imperative, but never has the US political-media elite’s opposition to it been so virulent.
Jul 12, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen