Reheating the Cold War Reheating the Cold War
Stephen F. Cohen speaks with David Barsamian about the increasingly dangerous tensions between the US and Russia.
Jan 20, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Barack Obama Leaves as He Arrived: An Optimist Calling Us to Defend and Extend Democracy Barack Obama Leaves as He Arrived: An Optimist Calling Us to Defend and Extend Democracy
In the spirit of Tom Paine, Obama promises that the future is ours. “We just have to fight for it!”
Jan 20, 2017 / John Nichols
Plenty’s Discontent Plenty’s Discontent
The lost sense of hope and idealism in David Hare’s England.
Jan 19, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon
How to Resist Donald Trump in DC This Weekend How to Resist Donald Trump in DC This Weekend
Are you traveling to the nation’s capital this weekend? Here’s what you can do.
Jan 18, 2017 / George Zornick
The Fight Over a Trump-Putin Détente Begins The Fight Over a Trump-Putin Détente Begins
Events this past week make clear that Trump was serious about changing US policy toward Russia, and the enemies of détente know it. Lessons from the past.
Jan 18, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
These Jurisdictions Have Become ‘Asylum Free Zones’ These Jurisdictions Have Become ‘Asylum Free Zones’
In some US jurisdictions, the denial rate for refugees seeking asylum is as high as 98 percent.
Jan 18, 2017 / John Washington
Donald Trump Will Violate the Constitution on Day One Donald Trump Will Violate the Constitution on Day One
By refusing to sell his business, he's opening his administration up to foreign influence.
Jan 18, 2017 / Feature / Zephyr Teachout
Chelsea Manning Will Be Free! Chelsea Manning Will Be Free!
How Obama came to commute Manning’s sentence, and what her leaks revealed about America.
Jan 17, 2017 / Greg Grandin and Chase Madar
It’s Not Too Late for an Honest Russian-American Dialogue It’s Not Too Late for an Honest Russian-American Dialogue
People from both countries must return to the simple idea of discussing our problems—and our solutions—openly with each other.
Jan 17, 2017 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Media, Don’t Play Trump’s Game of Divide and Conquer Media, Don’t Play Trump’s Game of Divide and Conquer
Journalists should remember that we all face a common threat from an administration that is hostile to the very notion of freedom of the press.
Jan 17, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel