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A Dirty Trick That Won’t Change the Outcome

A Dirty Trick That Won’t Change the Outcome A Dirty Trick That Won’t Change the Outcome

Forget the polls. The overwhelming percentage of people who actually vote have already made up their minds about the character of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Nov 1, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

How Did Donald Trump Actually Get This Far? How Did Donald Trump Actually Get This Far?

As you might expect, it involves a brain-eating monster. 

Nov 1, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Offensive to retake Mosul

Will the Reconquest of Mosul Lead to the Breakup of Iraq? Will the Reconquest of Mosul Lead to the Breakup of Iraq?

The Arab world is divided, often along sectarian lines, on what to expect. 

Oct 31, 2016 / Juan Cole

Donald Trump and Bill O'Reilly

How Trump’s Media Cheerleaders Turned Campaign Coverage Into a Total Disaster How Trump’s Media Cheerleaders Turned Campaign Coverage Into a Total Disaster

Journalists and media moguls have disgraced themselves in pursuit of ratings and ideological goals.

Oct 28, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman

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The Truth About Donald Trump’s Hair The Truth About Donald Trump’s Hair

Once upon a time, it was normal—and then it all went horribly wrong.

Oct 25, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Man Walking

How (Not) to Fake Your Own Death How (Not) to Fake Your Own Death

Elizabeth Greenwood’s Playing Dead is a brilliant series of entertaining character reports, but her telling of what all the deceit and deletions add up to is unconvincing.

Oct 20, 2016 / Hannah Gold

NATO exercise

Did the White House Declare War on Russia? Did the White House Declare War on Russia?

Vice President Biden announces a forthcoming covert strike against Russian president Putin and Moscow calls it a “declaration of war.”

Oct 19, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

Warmongering in Washington, Preparation for War in Moscow

Warmongering in Washington, Preparation for War in Moscow Warmongering in Washington, Preparation for War in Moscow

In reaction to US words and deeds, the Kremlin is preparing the Russian nation for the possibility of war.

Oct 12, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

Rebels in Aleppo.

Slouching Toward War With Russia in Syria? Slouching Toward War With Russia in Syria?

The proposed Obama-Putin cooperation was killed by its enemies in Washington, with dire implications.

Oct 6, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

More Squandered Opportunities to Deal With the New Cold War

More Squandered Opportunities to Deal With the New Cold War More Squandered Opportunities to Deal With the New Cold War

The enemies of détente with Russia sabotaged Obama’s proposed alliance with Russia in Syria while the American presidential debate ignored all the perilous issues inherent in the C...

Sep 28, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

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