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War With Russia?

War With Russia? War With Russia?

The New Cold War is more dangerous than the one the world survived.

Dec 3, 2018 / Feature / Stephen F. Cohen

President George HW Bush in 2010

It’s a Disgrace to Celebrate George H.W. Bush on World AIDS Day It’s a Disgrace to Celebrate George H.W. Bush on World AIDS Day

The 41st president’s “civility” hid the vast nature of American state violence.

Dec 1, 2018 / Steven W. Thrasher

Mueller walks through halls of capitol building

Mueller Takes Aim, but Is Trump in Trouble? Mueller Takes Aim, but Is Trump in Trouble?

Why Russiagate’s new bombshells might not be that explosive.

Nov 30, 2018 / Aaron Maté

elizabeth warren american university

Elizabeth Warren Just Took a Crucial Stand for Democracy and Enlightened Internationalism Elizabeth Warren Just Took a Crucial Stand for Democracy and Enlightened Internationalism

Warren is proposing to break the grip of billionaire campaign donors and corporate interests on US foreign policy.

Nov 30, 2018 / John Nichols

Migrant caravan in Tijuana

The Notebook: Asylum Seekers Improvise a New Border Bureaucracy The Notebook: Asylum Seekers Improvise a New Border Bureaucracy

In Tijuana, migrants and officials are breaking the law to create some semblance of order.

Nov 30, 2018 / Lolita Brayman and Robert Langellier

Michelle Obama Manchester

Michelle Obama’s Carefully Scrubbed Memoir Michelle Obama’s Carefully Scrubbed Memoir

Amy Wilentz on the missing politics in Becoming.

Nov 30, 2018 / Jon Wiener

Earl Sweatshirt’s Relentless Introspection

Earl Sweatshirt’s Relentless Introspection Earl Sweatshirt’s Relentless Introspection

On Some Rap Songs, Earl excavates hard truths about himself and his heritage, and the results are dazzling and gut-wrenching. 

Nov 30, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse

Blood  Ties

Blood Ties Blood Ties

The Red State

Nov 30, 2018 / OppArt / Tim O’Brien

michael cohen leaves court

The Mueller Investigation Is Closing in on Trump—and the Next Congress Won’t Protect Him The Mueller Investigation Is Closing in on Trump—and the Next Congress Won’t Protect Him

Incoming House Judiciary Committee chair Jerry Nadler says latest revelations make it clear that “my colleagues and I must step in and provide accountability.”

Nov 29, 2018 / John Nichols

In Memory of Jim Gilliam: Warrior, Brainiac, Friend

In Memory of Jim Gilliam: Warrior, Brainiac, Friend In Memory of Jim Gilliam: Warrior, Brainiac, Friend

He left a lucrative career in tech to do something meaningful—and he sure did.

Nov 29, 2018 / Robert Greenwald

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