How the Russiagate Investigation Is Sovietizing American Politics How the Russiagate Investigation Is Sovietizing American Politics
“Collusion,” “contacts,” selective prosecutions, coup plotting, and media taboos recall repressive Soviet practices.
Feb 20, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
The American Empire’s Long Reach The American Empire’s Long Reach
Since 2017, the US has conducted counterterror missions in 80 countries—over 40 percent of the nations in the world.
Feb 19, 2019 / Stephanie Savell
The House Vote to End Support for the War on Yemen Shows How Much Has Changed The House Vote to End Support for the War on Yemen Shows How Much Has Changed
Under the leadership of Republican Speaker Paul Ryan, the House did everything in its power to prevent Ro Khanna’s bill from coming to a vote.
Feb 14, 2019 / James Carden
Who Lost America? Who Lost America?
The fall of the republic was foretold long before Donald Trump.
Feb 14, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
There’s a Lonely Voice in Washington, and It’s Talking Some Sense There’s a Lonely Voice in Washington, and It’s Talking Some Sense
For 15 years, the Committee for the Republic has been a dissenting voice of sanity and civility in Washington.
Feb 12, 2019 / James Carden
Salvador Allende Offers a Way Out for Venezuela’s Maduro Salvador Allende Offers a Way Out for Venezuela’s Maduro
Chile’s dead president has some advice from beyond the grave.
Feb 11, 2019 / Ariel Dorfman
Trump Is Exploiting the National Guard Trump Is Exploiting the National Guard
Former presidents have deployed the reserve military force to bust unions, quell riots, and fight in wars of our own making. Trump is now using it to fabricate a border crisis.
Feb 11, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon
Inside the Secretive US Air Campaign In Somalia Inside the Secretive US Air Campaign In Somalia
Since Trump took office, figuring out whom the US is killing and why has become nearly impossible.
Feb 7, 2019 / Feature / Amanda Sperber
For Trump’s Regime Changers, Venezuela Is Just the First Step For Trump’s Regime Changers, Venezuela Is Just the First Step
The other big target on their hit list is Cuba.
Feb 7, 2019 / Peter Kornbluh
Who Is Matt Duss, and Can He Take On Washington’s ‘Blob’? Who Is Matt Duss, and Can He Take On Washington’s ‘Blob’?
Bernie Sanders’s foreign-policy adviser is part of a new generation of progressives fighting an entrenched status quo.
Feb 6, 2019 / Feature / David Klion