Trump Steals a Strategy From Mussolini’s Playbook Trump Steals a Strategy From Mussolini’s Playbook
The former president’s promise to pardon January 6 insurrectionists recalls the fascist’s strongman tactics.
Feb 1, 2022 / John Nichols
The Hypocrisy of American Islamophobia The Hypocrisy of American Islamophobia
This country’s security agencies continue their laser focus on monitoring Muslim Americans, even as they grossly underestimate the threat from white supremacists.
Feb 1, 2022 / Juan Cole
Putin, Put’n, and Peace in Ukraine Putin, Put’n, and Peace in Ukraine
How we can emerge from crisis without war.
Jan 31, 2022 / Anatol Lieven
While Afghans Tried to Flee, Boris Johnson… Saved Dogs? While Afghans Tried to Flee, Boris Johnson… Saved Dogs?
Leaked e-mails suggest the British PM OK’d the evacuation of rescue pets from Afghanistan last August—and they speak volumes about the occupation.
Jan 31, 2022 / Ali M. Latifi
Bad MAUSkeeping Bad MAUSkeeping
M&M. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of January 24.
Jan 28, 2022 / Steve Brodner
We Don’t Need a Department of Homeland Security We Don’t Need a Department of Homeland Security
Since 9/11, we’ve overfunded a second Pentagon capable of focusing on whatever it considers to be most politically expedient.
Jan 28, 2022 / Andrea Mazzarino
“There Is No Military Solution Out of This Ukraine Crisis” “There Is No Military Solution Out of This Ukraine Crisis”
Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Barbara Lee warn against posturing that might make it more difficult to find “a diplomatic way out of this crisis.”
Jan 27, 2022 / John Nichols
Afghanistan in Crisis Afghanistan in Crisis
What we’ve left behind.
Jan 27, 2022 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards
Stumbling on Chilean Stones—and Chilean History Stumbling on Chilean Stones—and Chilean History
Chile has a new leader and a bright future. But a country in which 44 percent of the electorate voted for an admirer of Pinochet is in need of as many obstacles to forgetting as po...
Jan 27, 2022 / Ariel Dorfman