![Vladimir Putin](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/putin_background_ap.jpg)
Neo-McCarthyite Kremlin-Baiting of Trump Continues to Prevent Urgent Policy Debates Neo-McCarthyite Kremlin-Baiting of Trump Continues to Prevent Urgent Policy Debates
While pro-Clinton “liberals” and others escalate their slurring of Trump as Putin’s “agent” and “puppet,” international developments vital to US interests are being ignored in this...
Aug 10, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
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Damage Control in Rio Damage Control in Rio
Addressing the rumors about poor conditions at the Olympic village.
Aug 5, 2016 / Video / Khalid Rahmaan
![An Hour Without Trump](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Coffee_cc_img.jpg)
An Hour Without Trump An Hour Without Trump
Susan Faludi on her trans father, Edward Snowden’s lawyer on the NSA, and Tom Lutz on politics and travel.
Aug 4, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
![Cold War, Détente, Neo-McCarthyism, and Donald Trump](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Donald_Trump_RNC_ap_img.jpg)
Cold War, Détente, Neo-McCarthyism, and Donald Trump Cold War, Détente, Neo-McCarthyism, and Donald Trump
The missing pro-détente argument may now be provoked by Donald Trump but is being suppressed by McCarthy-like attacks on the improbable messenger.
Aug 3, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
![Stephen Cohen](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Cohen_sg_img.jpg)
Trump Wants to Stop the New Cold War, but Most of the American Media Just Doesn’t Understand Trump Wants to Stop the New Cold War, but Most of the American Media Just Doesn’t Understand
We should listen to what Trump says about Russia policy instead of Putin-baiting him.
Aug 2, 2016 / Video / Stephen F. Cohen
![A Post-Convention Guide to Workplace Conversations](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Rahmaan.RNC-DNC-conventions-flickr.jpg)
A Post-Convention Guide to Workplace Conversations A Post-Convention Guide to Workplace Conversations
How to talk to your coworkers who share different political views.
Jul 29, 2016 / Video / Khalid Rahmaan
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Will Hillary’s Outreach to Bernie’s Supporters Work? Will Hillary’s Outreach to Bernie’s Supporters Work?
John Nichols on Hillary in Philadelphia, D.D. Guttenplan on the Bernie movement, and Amy Wilentz on gender and politics.
Jul 29, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
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Neo-McCarthyism and Olympic Politics as More Evidence of a New Cold War Neo-McCarthyism and Olympic Politics as More Evidence of a New Cold War
McCarthyism was a characteristic feature of the preceding Cold War, but now it is coming from liberals, even from the Clinton campaign.
Jul 27, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
![Melania Trump](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/melania-trump-ap.jpg)
Melania’s Law: What Can Go Wrong, Will Go Wrong Melania’s Law: What Can Go Wrong, Will Go Wrong
A humorous response to the RNC.
Jul 22, 2016 / Video / Khalid Rahmaan
![Trump Convention](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Trump_Convention_rtr_img.jpg)
Can Trump Win? The Republicans After Cleveland Can Trump Win? The Republicans After Cleveland
John Nichols, D.D. Guttenplan, and George Zornick on the GOP convention, plus Amy Wilentz and Jon Wiener on Trump’s chances.
Jul 22, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener