Mark Hertsgaard
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Nuclear Arms and Proliferation July 24, 2017
Donald Trump Has His Finger on the Nuclear Button. Maybe We Should Do Something About That.
We can’t afford to leave that power to an impulsive egomaniac.
Mark Hertsgaard
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Environment June 1, 2017
Donald Trump’s Withdrawal From the Paris Accords Is a Crime Against Humanity
This is murder—even if Trump’s willful ignorance of climate science prevents him from seeing it as such.
Mark Hertsgaard
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Climate Change March 29, 2017
Why Trump’s Climate-Wrecking Agenda Could Fail
Activists as well as local and state governments are fighting back—but global energy markets could be his most powerful opponents.
Mark Hertsgaard
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Media March 1, 2017
Progressives Need to Build Their Own Media
Trump would not be president today were it not for the help of Fox, Breitbart, Limbaugh, & Co.
Mark Hertsgaard
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Activism February 1, 2017
Protests Are Putting Trump on Notice: You’re in for a Fight
The opposition isn’t going to sit idly by while Trump demonizes immigrants and violates the Constitution.
Mark Hertsgaard
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Climate Change December 12, 2016
Obama’s Record on Climate Change Provides Lessons for Taking on President Trump
The past eight years have proven that pressure from ordinary people can counterbalance elite interests.
Mark Hertsgaard
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Republicans October 8, 2016
Why This Time It’s Different
Yes, Trump has said lots of disgusting, stupid, or hateful things before and gotten away with it—but now he’s going down.
Mark Hertsgaard
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Media September 16, 2016
Donald Trump Finally Told the Truth About Barack Obama’s Birth—and Then He Lied Some More
Will the media let him get away with it?
Mark Hertsgaard
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August 23, 2016
Is Julian Assange Exposing Innocent People to Persecution With Reckless Leaks?
That’s the accusation from dissidents in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and elsewhere.
Mark Hertsgaard
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National Security June 1, 2016
The National-Security Exposé So Secret Even Edward Snowden Didn’t Know About It
A former senior Pentagon official shows how broken our whistleblower system really is.
Mark Hertsgaard