Democrats Are Repudiating FDR’s Precedent of Détente With Russia Democrats Are Repudiating FDR’s Precedent of Détente With Russia
By criminalizing alleged “contacts with the Kremlin”—and by demonizing Russia itself—today’s Democrats are becoming the party of the new and more perilous Cold War.
Jan 17, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Right-Wing Scandal Machine Is Now Targeting Mueller and the FBI The Right-Wing Scandal Machine Is Now Targeting Mueller and the FBI
And that poses a serious threat to the separation of powers and the rule of law.
Jan 16, 2018 / Joshua Holland
Trump Is Winning the War on Truth Trump Is Winning the War on Truth
Lying presidents aren’t new, but Trump’s mendacity stands apart.
Jan 11, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
The US ‘Betrayed’ Russia, but It Is Not ‘News That’s Fit to Print’ The US ‘Betrayed’ Russia, but It Is Not ‘News That’s Fit to Print’
New evidence that Washington broke its promise not to expand NATO “one inch eastward”—a fateful decision with ongoing ramifications—has not been reported by The New York Times or o...
Jan 10, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
New Reporting Suggests the Trump Presidency Is Even Scarier and More Dysfunctional Than We Realized New Reporting Suggests the Trump Presidency Is Even Scarier and More Dysfunctional Than We Realized
The takeaway from the latest revelations is that a lot of Republicans who knew better have colluded—and still collude—to cover up Trump’s unfitness for office.
Jan 5, 2018 / Joan Walsh
Four Years of Ukraine and the Myths of Maidan Four Years of Ukraine and the Myths of Maidan
The history of the Ukrainian crisis, which has made everything it affected worse, is distorted by political myths and American media malpractice.
Jan 3, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Welcome to 2018! Donald Trump Is Worse Than Ever! Welcome to 2018! Donald Trump Is Worse Than Ever!
Unfortunately, The New York Times doesn’t seem to be entirely on top of that story.
Jan 2, 2018 / Joan Walsh
The Abyss Between Russian and US Media Just Got Wider The Abyss Between Russian and US Media Just Got Wider
Hasty decisions made on both sides of the Atlantic are causing irreparable damage to journalism as a whole.
Dec 22, 2017 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Why Russians Think ‘America Is Waging War Against Russia’ Why Russians Think ‘America Is Waging War Against Russia’
Russiagaters allege, with no evidence, that “Russia attacked America” in 2016, but many Russians believe—with reasonable cause—that the US has been attacking their country for 25 y...
Dec 20, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
What’s Going to Save Journalism? What’s Going to Save Journalism?
Killing net neutrality, which the Republican-controlled FCC voted to do yesterday, is only the most recent gut punch to a free press.
Dec 15, 2017 / Leslie Savan