Political Figures

Uhuru Kenyatta

Is Kenya Sliding Toward Dictatorship? Is Kenya Sliding Toward Dictatorship?

Like Daniel arap Moi in 1982, Uhuru Kenyatta has embarked on a course of action that threatens hard-won democratic gains.

Feb 16, 2018 / Karen Rothmyer

Saturday Night Massacre

Saturday Night Massacre Saturday Night Massacre

Past as Prologue?

Feb 16, 2018 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Red Square in Moscow

If America ‘Won the Cold War,’ Why Is There Now a ‘Second Cold War with Russia’? If America ‘Won the Cold War,’ Why Is There Now a ‘Second Cold War with Russia’?

The ongoing role of false narratives and historical fallacies.

Feb 14, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

The Rise and Fall of Clintonism

The Rise and Fall of Clintonism The Rise and Fall of Clintonism

What two recent books on Bill and Hillary tell us about the political and economic costs of the New Democrats.

Feb 14, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Ryan Cooper

Trump Campaign

How Should We Talk About Donald Trump’s Brain? How Should We Talk About Donald Trump’s Brain?

The drive to pathologize Trump isn’t going away, and neither, alas, is he.

Feb 13, 2018 / David M. Perry

Anti-Nuclear War Demonstration

The Nuclear Posture Review Signals a New Arms Race The Nuclear Posture Review Signals a New Arms Race

We need to revive momentum for reducing nuclear weapons, not for “modernizing” them.

Feb 13, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump’s Hatchery

Trump’s Hatchery Trump’s Hatchery

Stop ill breeding and empowering fascism. Never Again.

Feb 9, 2018 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

The Presidential Empire

The Presidential Empire The Presidential Empire

Has the American presidency become overwhelmed by its ever-expanding powers?

Feb 8, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Karen J. Greenberg

devin nunes

Russiagate or Intelgate? Russiagate or Intelgate?

The publication of the Republican House Committee memo and reports of other documents increasingly suggest not only a “Russiagate” without Russia but also something darker: The “co...

Feb 7, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Kevin de León

Meet Kevin de León—the Next Senator From California? Meet Kevin de León—the Next Senator From California?

He’s challenging incumbent Dianne Feinstein on foreign policy, immigration, and the national-surveillance state.

Feb 7, 2018 / Q&A / Sasha Abramsky

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