Pax Trumpanica? Pax Trumpanica?
He said that torture was OK. He’d bomb the bad guys off the map. He now sounds much less bellicose— A cuddly dog on Putin’s lap.
Dec 22, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Letters From the January 16-23, 2017, Issue Letters From the January 16-23, 2017, Issue
Reading the future in the past… Onward?… Data matters… An old debate, renewed…
Dec 22, 2016 / Our Readers
Polanyi In Our Times Polanyi In Our Times
What the Austro-Hungarian economic theorist tells us about the upheavals of our age.
Dec 22, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Nikil Saval
Why the Green Party Continues to Demand Presidential Recounts Why the Green Party Continues to Demand Presidential Recounts
And how we are working to make our electoral system work for all of us.
Dec 21, 2016 / David Cobb
Declassify the Evidence of Russian Hacking! Declassify the Evidence of Russian Hacking!
The debate over possible intervention in the election should be based on publicly disclosed evidence, not unverifiable, anonymous leaks.
Dec 21, 2016 / The Nation
American Cold Warriors Want to Fight Russia, Not Terrorism American Cold Warriors Want to Fight Russia, Not Terrorism
As terrorists strike again, from Ankara and Berlin to Syria, the US political-media establishment is determined to disqualify Putin as a security partner for President-elect Trump.
Dec 21, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
This City Just Banned Virtually All New Dirty-Energy Infrastructure This City Just Banned Virtually All New Dirty-Energy Infrastructure
Portland, Oregon has adopted a first-of-its-kind offensive strategy to prevent new oil, gas, and coal export facilities from being built.
Dec 21, 2016 / Daphne Wysham
The GOP Is Ready for Tax Reform, but Tax Reform Is Hard The GOP Is Ready for Tax Reform, but Tax Reform Is Hard
Trump’s tax plan will face roadblocks from special interests, internal congressional differences, and just plain old math.
Dec 21, 2016 / David Dayen
Thinking About Committing Civil Disobedience in the Age of Trump Thinking About Committing Civil Disobedience in the Age of Trump
For the first time in my life, this liberal technocrat is considering going to jail.
Dec 21, 2016 / Harold Pollack
Mitch McConnell Assaulted the Constitution (and Got Away With It) Mitch McConnell Assaulted the Constitution (and Got Away With It)
The senator refused to perform his duty in rejecting any consideration of Obama’s Supreme Court nominee.
Dec 21, 2016 / William Greider