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If Jeff Sessions Will Not Resign, He Should Be Impeached If Jeff Sessions Will Not Resign, He Should Be Impeached

The founders anticipated circumstances like this, which is why they outlined the impeachment process.

Mar 2, 2017 / John Nichols

Round Up the Usual Suspects, It’s Time for a Show Hearing

Round Up the Usual Suspects, It’s Time for a Show Hearing Round Up the Usual Suspects, It’s Time for a Show Hearing

By excluding dissenting voices on US policy toward Russia, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has been reduced to a vehicle for prejudice reinforcement.

Mar 2, 2017 / James Carden

Donald Trump at his recent press conference

Democrats Can’t Be Distracted By Trump’s Russian Circus Democrats Can’t Be Distracted By Trump’s Russian Circus

Investigation is one thing, but political messaging is another.

Mar 1, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Is Détente Really Dead? Is Détente Really Dead?

Washington and Moscow observers are saying American allegations that President Trump is a Kremlin puppet have killed the new Russia policy he promised.

Feb 22, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Senator John McCain at Munich Security Conference

McCain Talks Tough as the War in Ukraine Continues Without End McCain Talks Tough as the War in Ukraine Continues Without End

John McCain and Lindsey Graham have been urging Ukrainian soldiers to break the Minsk cease-fire agreement.

Feb 21, 2017 / James Carden

Flynn at White House

Neo-McCarthyite Furor Around Russia Is Counterproductive Neo-McCarthyite Furor Around Russia Is Counterproductive

Common sense is getting lost in the frenzy. What we don’t need is a replay of Cold War hysteria that cuts off debate and slanders skeptics.

Feb 21, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump in State Dining Room

Kremlin-Baiting President Trump (Without Facts) Must Stop Kremlin-Baiting President Trump (Without Facts) Must Stop

Bipartisan allegations that Trump is a “puppet” of or “compromised” by the Kremlin have grown into latter-day McCarthyism with grave threats to America and the world.

Feb 15, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Flynn Trump

What Did President Trump Know and When Did He Know It? What Did President Trump Know and When Did He Know It?

Michael Flynn is out, but until there’s an investigation by Congress, we’re at the mercy of intelligence leaks for the story.

Feb 14, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Putin and Xi at the Red Square

China First, Russia Second, America Third: Trump’s Real Foreign Policy China First, Russia Second, America Third: Trump’s Real Foreign Policy

Despite all his talk, the president isn’t prioritizing American interests.

Feb 14, 2017 / Michael T. Klare

Edward Jay Epstein’s Alternative Facts

Edward Jay Epstein’s Alternative Facts Edward Jay Epstein’s Alternative Facts

A new book suggests Snowden may have been a spy, but what it reveals is its author’s own duplicity.

Feb 14, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sue Halpern

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