The Death of Russia’s Great Poet-Dissenter and the Lack of His Civic Courage in the US Establishment The Death of Russia’s Great Poet-Dissenter and the Lack of His Civic Courage in the US Establishment
Yevgeny Yevtushenko, who died last week, challenged Soviet authorities for decades while Americans at far less risk remain silent in the face of Cold War hysteria.
Apr 5, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Sean Spicer Is in Complete Control Sean Spicer Is in Complete Control
Poor Spicey.
Apr 4, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow
The Sovietization of the American Political-Media Establishment? The Sovietization of the American Political-Media Establishment?
The hunt for Trump’s “Kremlin connections” indulges in practices reminiscent of the Soviet Kremlin and its media.
Mar 29, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Russia Is Not the Reason to Block Gorsuch Russia Is Not the Reason to Block Gorsuch
President Trump’s greatest political weakness isn’t his alleged ties to Russia. It’s a cruel policy agenda that the American people overwhelmingly reject.
Mar 28, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Trump’s Daily Diary Rants Trump’s Daily Diary Rants
Where Trump thinks about things like, why won’t the fake news shut up about Russia?
Mar 28, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow
Democrats Should Focus More on Jobs, Less on Russia Democrats Should Focus More on Jobs, Less on Russia
The moral horrors of Trump’s policies must be confronted head-on.
Mar 23, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage
Might Neo-McCarthyism Mean War vs. Russia? Might Neo-McCarthyism Mean War vs. Russia?
The “unmasking” of Putin’s American “contacts” is premised on his “act of war” against the United States—for which there is still no evidence.
Mar 22, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Trump’s Relentless, Chaotic Distractions Trump’s Relentless, Chaotic Distractions
His budget proposal is a distraction from his conflicts of interest which is a distraction from ICE deportations.
Mar 21, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow
While Neo-McCarthyism Spreads, US-Russian Détente May Be Unfolding While Neo-McCarthyism Spreads, US-Russian Détente May Be Unfolding
“Kremlin-puppet” allegations against Trump are said to have crippled Trump’s ability to initiate cooperative relations with Moscow—but have they?
Mar 15, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
The ‘Fog of Suspicion’ and of Worsening Cold War The ‘Fog of Suspicion’ and of Worsening Cold War
As the neo-McCarthyite search for Americans with Russian “contacts” spreads, the new Cold War is increasingly fraught with possibilities of hot war.
Mar 8, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen