Is US Policy Toward Russia and Ukraine Falling Apart? Is US Policy Toward Russia and Ukraine Falling Apart?
Growing signs that Europe is no longer united in following DC’s hawkish policies.
Aug 5, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
O’Malley Endorses a Constitutional Amendment Protecting the Right to Vote O’Malley Endorses a Constitutional Amendment Protecting the Right to Vote
The Democratic contender supports a constitutional remedy to voter suppression and assaults on the Voting Rights Act.
Aug 5, 2015 / John Nichols
The Coming Debate and a Trump in the House of Cards The Coming Debate and a Trump in the House of Cards
A debate that promises to defy the needs—and common sense—of most Americans.
Aug 4, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
70 Years Later, We Still Haven’t Apologized for Bombing Japan 70 Years Later, We Still Haven’t Apologized for Bombing Japan
We’ve somehow convinced ourselves that Hiroshima was an act of mercy.
Aug 4, 2015 / Christian Appy
August 3, 1948: Whittaker Chambers Accuses Alger Hiss of Being a Communist August 3, 1948: Whittaker Chambers Accuses Alger Hiss of Being a Communist
“The air was heavy with the ominous and ultimate charges of modern history: treason, espionage, and insanity.”
Aug 3, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Bernie Sanders Explains Why You Should Care About What’s Happening to Greece Bernie Sanders Explains Why You Should Care About What’s Happening to Greece
He really does sound like a socialist, doesn’t he?
Jul 31, 2015 / William Greider
The Apache vs. Rio Tinto The Apache vs. Rio Tinto
The San Carlos tribe is fighting to block a massive mining project that would cut a two-mile wide crater through sacred land.
Jul 31, 2015 / Nick Kimbrell
Inside the Effort to Kill the Iran Deal Inside the Effort to Kill the Iran Deal
The rhetoric coming from Iran hawks is increasingly out of touch with public opinion.
Jul 31, 2015 / James Carden
With Bernie’s People in Vermont With Bernie’s People in Vermont
There’s a strong sense here that with Sanders, what you see is what you get—and that’s resonating with voters elsewhere, too.
Jul 30, 2015 / D.D. Guttenplan
How Rand Paul Could Have Profited From a Debt-Ceiling Crisis He Helped Create How Rand Paul Could Have Profited From a Debt-Ceiling Crisis He Helped Create
At the height of the debt-ceiling debate, the senator failed to disclose his financial interest in a US default.
Jul 30, 2015 / Scott Keyes