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Tom Tomorrow Cartoon

This Is All Very, Very, Very Normal This Is All Very, Very, Very Normal

An oh-so-normal week in Washington, in review.

Aug 1, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Georgia coal plant

Fossil Fuels Are Powering Trump’s Foreign Policy Fossil Fuels Are Powering Trump’s Foreign Policy

The president is remarkably consistent when it comes to pushing coal, oil, and gas on foreign leaders.

Jul 31, 2017 / Michael T. Klare

Rwandan President Paul Kagame attends a campaign rally

Rwanda’s Elections and the Myth of Women’s Empowerment Rwanda’s Elections and the Myth of Women’s Empowerment

Opposition to President Paul Kagame’s reelection has been jailed, thwarted, and suppressed.

Jul 28, 2017 / Claude Gatebuke and Helen C. Epstein

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk on the rubble of a damaged street in Raqqa, Syria on June 14, 2017.

A US-Led Coalition Is Bombing Civilians Out of Raqqa A US-Led Coalition Is Bombing Civilians Out of Raqqa

As the battle continues in Raqqa, civilians have two choices: flee or die.

Jul 27, 2017 / Laura Gottesdiener

Britain Is in the Grip of Its Most Turbulent Political Time in More Than 30 Years

Britain Is in the Grip of Its Most Turbulent Political Time in More Than 30 Years Britain Is in the Grip of Its Most Turbulent Political Time in More Than 30 Years

Can a strong left rise from the chaos of Brexit, austerity, and the 2017 election?

Jul 27, 2017 / Feature / John Harris

Trump Press Conference

Is Trump Desperate Enough to Pardon Himself? Is Trump Desperate Enough to Pardon Himself?

David Cole, plus George Zornick on health care in the Senate and Joshua Holland on happiness in Denmark.

Jul 27, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Tank in Poland

Realism on Russia Realism on Russia

We must investigate claims of Russian interference in the election, while also de-escalating a dangerous crisis.

Jul 27, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops Is Not a Distraction

Donald Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops Is Not a Distraction Donald Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops Is Not a Distraction

It’s the point.

Jul 26, 2017 / Richard Kim

Smoke rises after airstrikes on Aleppo's Castello road, Syria June 2, 2016.

Was Trump Wrong to End the CIA’s Train-and-Equip Program in Syria? Was Trump Wrong to End the CIA’s Train-and-Equip Program in Syria?

Why the rush to condemn Trump’s only smart decision since taking office?

Jul 26, 2017 / James Carden

Young Sanders supporters in Brooklyn

Corbyn and Sanders Show That Neoliberalism Has Failed to Privatize Hope Corbyn and Sanders Show That Neoliberalism Has Failed to Privatize Hope

A generation trained to be selfish is anything but. 

Jul 26, 2017 / Ronald Aronson

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