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Flynn Pleads Guilty: Is He Singing on Trump-Russia? Flynn Pleads Guilty: Is He Singing on Trump-Russia?

Apart from the president’s own family, the former national-security adviser could do the most damage to the president.

Dec 1, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Jeff Flake

Rick Perlstein: The Trouble With Anti-Trump Republicans Rick Perlstein: The Trouble With Anti-Trump Republicans

Jeff Flake, Bob Corker, and John McCain still vote with Trump 90 percent of the time.

Dec 1, 2017 / Jon Wiener

Democrats Don’t Need Trump Supporters to Win Elections

Democrats Don’t Need Trump Supporters to Win Elections Democrats Don’t Need Trump Supporters to Win Elections

The 2017 elections made clear that the Obama coalition is the majority.

Dec 1, 2017 / Steve Phillips

Long Sacrosanct, the Mortgage-Interest Deduction Comes Under Scrutiny

Long Sacrosanct, the Mortgage-Interest Deduction Comes Under Scrutiny Long Sacrosanct, the Mortgage-Interest Deduction Comes Under Scrutiny

But Republicans want to funnel savings to the rich—not renters, who could use the help.

Dec 1, 2017 / Bryce Covert

Trump Jingping Beijing

Trump Begins to Feel His Way Toward a Post-American World Trump Begins to Feel His Way Toward a Post-American World

Whether or not by design, Trump seems to recognize that Xi’s dynamically emergent China has to be accommodated, not resisted.

Nov 30, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence

Donald Trump in the Spin Room

We’re Obsessed With Donald Trump. That’s Not a Bad Thing. We’re Obsessed With Donald Trump. That’s Not a Bad Thing.

If we want to understand how we got to this point, we have to look closely at the monster we elected.

Nov 30, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt

William Perry

Former Defense Secretary William Perry Sounds the Alarm Over the Present Nuclear Danger Former Defense Secretary William Perry Sounds the Alarm Over the Present Nuclear Danger

What will the consequences be if the bipartisan consensus on Russia continues to be almost completely untethered from reality?

Nov 30, 2017 / James Carden

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Letters From the December 18-25, 2017, Issue Letters From the December 18-25, 2017, Issue

Can you do the con-con?… RIP, Democratic Party…

Nov 30, 2017 / Our Readers

Trump and Kushner

Personnel Changes Personnel Changes

John Kelly may be easing Jared Kushner out of the White House.——News reports We only hope that Kelly waits at least ’Til Jared straightens out the Middle East. If Kelly does from…

Nov 30, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin

McConnell Republican Tax Plan

The Latest Republican Tax Proposal Is the Dumbest Yet The Latest Republican Tax Proposal Is the Dumbest Yet

Who are the tax wizards who came up with this one?

Nov 29, 2017 / David Dayen

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