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Ukrainian Tanks

Ukraine Revisited Ukraine Revisited

From the beginning of the crisis more than three years ago, false (or half-true) narratives have dominated US media accounts and policymaking.

Feb 8, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

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Are We on the Verge of Another Civil War? Are We on the Verge of Another Civil War?

The historian David Armitage didn’t intend his new book to be a “handbook for our times.” But that’s just what it is.

Feb 8, 2017 / Richard Kreitner

Steve Bannon Wants To Start World War III

Steve Bannon Wants To Start World War III Steve Bannon Wants To Start World War III

His 2009 film, Generation Zero, shows a hellishly bleak vision of our past, present, and future, driven by a magical belief in historical determinism.

Feb 8, 2017 / Micah L. Sifry

A Peek Into America’s Future Under Trump

A Peek Into America’s Future Under Trump A Peek Into America’s Future Under Trump

Nuclear strikes, martial law, and cyborg billionaires! 

Feb 7, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

andy puzder

Andy Puzder Is an Indefensible Nominee Who Can and Must Be Stopped Andy Puzder Is an Indefensible Nominee Who Can and Must Be Stopped

Labor groups are turning up the volume on Trump’s vulnerable pick for secretary of labor.

Feb 6, 2017 / John Nichols

Suzanne Loebl

I Fled Nazi Germany, and I See Myself in Syrian Refugees I Fled Nazi Germany, and I See Myself in Syrian Refugees

A Holocaust refugee speaks out against Trump’s Muslim ban.

Feb 6, 2017 / Suzanne Loebl

Ohio Early Voting

Here’s How the 2018 Midterm Elections Could Be Fatally Undermined Here’s How the 2018 Midterm Elections Could Be Fatally Undermined

By doubling down on their voter-suppression tactics, Trump and Co. could put the House of Representatives beyond the reach of even an overwhelming Democratic majority.

Feb 6, 2017 / Natalie Reed

Michael Flynn

The Trump Administration Is Recklessly Escalating Tensions With Iran The Trump Administration Is Recklessly Escalating Tensions With Iran

There could be dire consequences.

Feb 3, 2017 / Phyllis Bennis

Borough Hall Trump Ban Protest

Yemeni Bodega Owners Strike to Say ‘We Are America’ Yemeni Bodega Owners Strike to Say ‘We Are America’

Among the thousands who gathered in Brooklyn were many whose families had been directly affected by Trump’s immigration bans.

Feb 3, 2017 / Julianne Hing

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Donald Trump’s Power Is Scary, Not His Mental Health Donald Trump’s Power Is Scary, Not His Mental Health

Psychiatrists are speaking out to warn of the dangers of Trump’s instability, but politicizing mental health is a mistake.

Feb 3, 2017 / Miriam Markowitz

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