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Kamala Harris campaign rally

Black Culture Won’t Save Kamala Harris Black Culture Won’t Save Kamala Harris

After eight years of Obama’s winks and nods, the code-switching playbook has been played out. 

Jan 28, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman

Stephen F. Cohen and Dan Rather in Conversation With Katrina vanden Heuvel

Stephen F. Cohen and Dan Rather in Conversation With Katrina vanden Heuvel Stephen F. Cohen and Dan Rather in Conversation With Katrina vanden Heuvel

At 92Y, Cohen argues that our new Cold War with Russia is even more dangerous than the first one, and that Russiagate is only exacerbating the problem.

Jan 28, 2019 / The Nation

US Military

The Endless Cost of Washington’s Lost Wars The Endless Cost of Washington’s Lost Wars

American forces are engaged in an open-ended war on terror in 80 countries, costing nearly $6 trillion since 2001

Jan 28, 2019 / William J. Astore

Sudanese Women Protesting

Sudan’s Third Uprising: Is It a Revolution? Sudan’s Third Uprising: Is It a Revolution?

The protests are spreading, and the Bashir dictatorship is being challenged as never before.

Jan 25, 2019 / Sara Mohammed

Venezuela political crisis

How the Right Is Using Venezuela to Reorder Politics How the Right Is Using Venezuela to Reorder Politics

The social-democratic wing of the Democratic Party must find a way to put forth a compelling counter-vision.

Jan 25, 2019 / Greg Grandin

Juan Guaidó

Venezuela: Call It What It Is—a Coup Venezuela: Call It What It Is—a Coup

The power grab of the right’s Juan Guaidó is brazenly unconstitutional.

Jan 25, 2019 / George Ciccariello-Maher

TSA agent.

It’s Time to Give TSA Screeners Full Union Rights It’s Time to Give TSA Screeners Full Union Rights

The shutdown has exposed how dangerous it can be to starve critical safety personnel.

Jan 25, 2019 / George Zornick

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Other Crisis

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Other Crisis The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Other Crisis

Far from the political turmoil of the capital, corporations mining metals are destroying livelihoods and landscapes.

Jan 25, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Washington Trained Guatemala’s Killers for Decades

Washington Trained Guatemala’s Killers for Decades Washington Trained Guatemala’s Killers for Decades

The US Border Patrol played a key role in propping up Latin American dictatorships.

Jan 25, 2019 / Feature / Greg Grandin and Elizabeth Oglesby

Trump at a military base in Iraq

The American Empire’s History of Amnesia The American Empire’s History of Amnesia

Trump’s recent comments on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan demonstrate the country’s reluctance to remember its foreign policy indiscretions.

Jan 24, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

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