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February 3, 2020, Issue

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Editorial

The Media Failed Us in the Lead-Up to the Iraq War

It may be about to fail us again.

Connie Schultz

The Only Way Out of Our Latest War

We cannot let the president continue our misadventures in the Middle East.

Robert L. Borosage

Demonize the Eco-Wise

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Jen Sorensen

The Only Thing Stopping Us From Taxing the Rich Is Political Will

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Clio Chang

Column

Thanks to Republicans, Iran Is Another Iraq Waiting to Happen

Trump’s actions show how little the political class has learned about war.

Laila Lalami

‘The New York Times’ Is Enabling Republican Lies

Treating GOP falsehoods as a matter of taste endangers our democracy.

Eric Alterman

Trump’s Threats to the Iranians

Calvin Trillin

Letters

Letters From the February 3, 2020, Issue

Hog hell… In praise of powerful words…

Our Readers

Feature

The Iowa Caucuses Have Long Turned Out the ‘Same Old White Crew.’ 2020 Could Be Different.

After the shock of 2016, grassroots organizers set out to make the Iowa caucuses more representative of the changing state. Soon we’ll find out if they succeeded.

Rebecca Zweig

The Loser President

Trump could lose by many millions of votes and still secure an Electoral College win—and Democrats aren’t paying this the attention it deserves.

John Nichols

Meet the Boy Scouts of the Border Patrol

The Border Patrol Explorers program offers training and mentorship—with a side of Trumpian ideology.

Morley Musick

Books & the Arts

Lauren Wilkinson’s Novel of Race, Empire, and Espionage

American Spy examines the intersections between spycraft and living in America as a black person.

Jennifer Wilson

The Nightmare Touched Its Forehead to My Lips

Andrés Cerpa

Is Anti-Monopolism Enough?

In Goliath, Matt Stoller argues that US history has been defined by a struggle between monopoly and democracy, but to understand inequality today requires engaging with qu...

Gabriel Winant