Foreign Policy

Trump in a Car MAGA

Trump’s Withdrawal From the Open Skies Treaty Jeopardizes US National Security Trump’s Withdrawal From the Open Skies Treaty Jeopardizes US National Security

The president’s foreign policy isn’t “America First,” it’s “America Alone.”

Oct 17, 2019 / James Carden

Donald Trump and Boris Johnson

Welcome to the Early Stages of America’s Brexit Welcome to the Early Stages of America’s Brexit

It’s not just Britain headed for the subbasement of imperial history.

Oct 14, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

The first atomic bomb test was conducted at Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945.

When Talking About the Climate Crisis, We Can’t Forget About Nuclear Weapons When Talking About the Climate Crisis, We Can’t Forget About Nuclear Weapons

Both are existential threats, but only one is getting the attention it deserves.

Oct 14, 2019 / Matt Korda

Trump’s Assault on Refugees Is Even Worse Than It Looks

Trump’s Assault on Refugees Is Even Worse Than It Looks Trump’s Assault on Refugees Is Even Worse Than It Looks

The US was once a leader on refugee policy—then Trump came to power.

Oct 14, 2019 / Michelle Chen

How Boris Johnson Fell For America

How Boris Johnson Fell For America How Boris Johnson Fell For America

Britain’s prime minister is a lifelong admirer of the US. How will Brexit change his—and his country’s—special relationship?

Oct 14, 2019 / Feature / Jon Allsop

Here’s an Idea: Don’t Pay Them

Here’s an Idea: Don’t Pay Them Here’s an Idea: Don’t Pay Them

Congressional Progressive Caucus cochair Mark Pocan has a great idea: If Trump appointees block congressional testimony, block their paychecks.

Oct 12, 2019 / John Nichols

Trump, Pompeo, and Pence

In the Ukraine Scandal, Trump Won’t Be Taking the Fall Alone In the Ukraine Scandal, Trump Won’t Be Taking the Fall Alone

Administration stalwarts Mike Pence, Mick Mulvaney, William Barr, and Mike Pompeo are all implicated, too.

Oct 11, 2019 / Joan Walsh

Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance

Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance

Trump is inflicting enormous damage with his great and unmatched idiocy. But California continues to dance to its own tune, with a raft of progressive legislation.

Oct 11, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

Edogan and Trump

Trump’s Erratic Syria Policy Deserves No Anti-Imperialist’s Cheers Trump’s Erratic Syria Policy Deserves No Anti-Imperialist’s Cheers

The Middle East mess requires diplomacy, not Trump’s green-lighting of Turkish aggression.

Oct 9, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Ukraine’s Corruption Is a Mirror of Our Own

Ukraine’s Corruption Is a Mirror of Our Own Ukraine’s Corruption Is a Mirror of Our Own

Ukraine is often portrayed as a hopeless cauldron of corruption teeming with seedy characters. But America often forgets that it takes two to tango.

Oct 9, 2019 / Lev Golinkin

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