Trump Is Signaling a Trade War, but It’s Not as Disastrous as You May Think Trump Is Signaling a Trade War, but It’s Not as Disastrous as You May Think
The Trump trade agenda is remarkably consistent—and will happen quickly.
Jan 5, 2017 / David Dayen
Istanbul’s Bloody New Year’s Attack Struck at Its Cosmopolitan Heart Istanbul’s Bloody New Year’s Attack Struck at Its Cosmopolitan Heart
The city has seen its best features turned against itself: diversity and accessibility.
Jan 5, 2017 / Anna Lekas Miller
A New Era in American-Russian Relations A New Era in American-Russian Relations
So what if Putin next annexes Some country that’s the size of Texas Or throws some Russians in the clink For what they write or say or think? No strong objections will be lodged I…
Jan 5, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Birth of an Imperial Nation Birth of an Imperial Nation
A new history of 19th-century America captures how the United States was always an empire.
Jan 5, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Gabriel Winant
The Forgotten Power of the Vietnam Peace Movement The Forgotten Power of the Vietnam Peace Movement
An eloquent call to reclaim our history and honor those who resisted the war, from a key architect of the opposition.
Jan 5, 2017 / Feature / Tom Hayden
These Men Have Been in This Country for Over 30 Years. Now They Could Be Deported. These Men Have Been in This Country for Over 30 Years. Now They Could Be Deported.
A group of Cambodian refugees resettled in the US in the wake of the Vietnam War are in danger of being sent back.
Jan 4, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Did Putin Really Launch a ‘Cyber–Pearl Harbor’ Against America? Did Putin Really Launch a ‘Cyber–Pearl Harbor’ Against America?
Hysteria over Russia’s alleged hacking of the 2016 presidential election may make this US-Russian crisis more dangerous than the 1962 Cuban missile crisis.
Jan 4, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Welcome to the One-Party State Welcome to the One-Party State
Republicans control the House, Senate, and presidency. It’s time we start calling this what it is.
Jan 3, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt
Is Skepticism Treason? Is Skepticism Treason?
Despite the scores of media pieces which assert that Russia’s interference in the election is “case closed,” some cyber experts say skepticism is still in order.
Jan 3, 2017 / James Carden
A Catalog of Cadavers A Catalog of Cadavers
Claudia Salazar Jiménez sets out to conjure the experience of atrocity in Peru with her debut novel, Blood of the Dawn. The result is disquieting—though not in the way you’d e...
Dec 30, 2016 / Ratik Asokan