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Despite Lackluster Midterms, Donald Trump Is Still King of the GOP

Despite Lackluster Midterms, Donald Trump Is Still King of the GOP Despite Lackluster Midterms, Donald Trump Is Still King of the GOP

The Republican establishment was hoping to ditch Trump, but he maintains his stranglehold over the party

Nov 11, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election?

Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election? Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election?

Democrats are still not connecting the authoritarian threat to the wider GOP agenda.

Nov 7, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Special counsel Robert Hur’s report exonerated Joe Biden of wrongdoing in bringing classified documents home during the Obama administration, but also characterized him as an elderly man with memory problems.

Get Ready for the Coming Impeachment of Joe Biden Get Ready for the Coming Impeachment of Joe Biden

The GOP is ready to again beclown American democracy

Nov 4, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party raises his fist as he delivers his first speech after his victory over then-President Jair Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party.

Lula Is President! Democracy—and the Planet—Has Won! Lula Is President! Democracy—and the Planet—Has Won!

Brazil is ready to rejoin the world and end its status as a pariah nation.

Nov 1, 2022 / Benjamin Fogel

Russian girls laughing

Russia Hating: A Study of the News—and Views—We Find Fit to Print Russia Hating: A Study of the News—and Views—We Find Fit to Print

Journalists and professors who have called Russia a fascist country are playing a poisonous game.

Oct 31, 2022 / Column / David Bromwich

Lula and Bolsonaro Debate Face to Face Ahead of Historic Run-off

Is Bolsonaro Headed for Defeat? Is Bolsonaro Headed for Defeat?

With an ally recently entangled in an armed standoff with police, the Brazilian president is rapidly losing ground to an emboldened Lula.

Oct 28, 2022 / Benjamin Fogel

US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman walking together during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (GCC+3) at a hotel in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022.

Biden’s Embarrassing Saudi Failure Biden’s Embarrassing Saudi Failure

The latest diplomatic fiasco underlines America’s continuing vulnerability to interference from oil-rich autocracies.

Oct 28, 2022 / Jeet Heer

The Cuban Missile Crisis Cover-Up

The Cuban Missile Crisis Cover-Up The Cuban Missile Crisis Cover-Up

How JFK and Robert Kennedy hid the quid pro quo that saved the world from nuclear war.

Oct 28, 2022 / Peter Kornbluh

A painting in Novaya Gazeta's Moscow editorial office, of Russian President Vladimir Putin and other political figures reading the independent newspaper.

Propaganda’s Worst Enemy Propaganda’s Worst Enemy

Samizdat 2.0 is here, and so is the hope of change in Russians’ mindset.

Oct 28, 2022 / Stanislav Kucher

US Special Forces in Africa

What’s the US Military Doing in Africa? What’s the US Military Doing in Africa?

If it were up to the Pentagon, we’d never find out.

Oct 26, 2022 / Nick Turse

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