Russia

Are We Entering a Post-Evidence Era?

Are We Entering a Post-Evidence Era? Are We Entering a Post-Evidence Era?

If the future of war is cyber attacks, and cyber attacks can never truly be proven—how does the public audit its government?

Jan 20, 2017 / Adam Johnson

The Hacks That Broke the Election’s Back

The Hacks That Broke the Election’s Back The Hacks That Broke the Election’s Back

From voter suppression to Comey’s rogue intervention, the presidential election was rigged.

Jan 19, 2017 / William deBuys

the sons of Ethel Rosenberg

Ethel Rosenberg’s Sons Still Seek Justice for Their Mother Ethel Rosenberg’s Sons Still Seek Justice for Their Mother

“We are giving the United States government the chance…to acknowledge the terrible wrong it did to her and to us.”

Jan 19, 2017 / Miriam Schneir

Vladimir Putin

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 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

Two Russian civilians walking past a cash office in Moscow

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

‘I Don’t See Trump as a Legitimate President,’ Says Representative John Lewis

‘I Don’t See Trump as a Legitimate President,’ Says Representative John Lewis ‘I Don’t See Trump as a Legitimate President,’ Says Representative John Lewis

The nation’s greatest living civil-rights hero says what others won’t. Will other Democrats follow?

Jan 13, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Rex Tillerson

Rex Tillerson’s Jaw-Dropping Testimony Just Completely Disqualified Him Rex Tillerson’s Jaw-Dropping Testimony Just Completely Disqualified Him

The former ExxonMobil CEO is too conflicted, too ill-prepared, and too disengaged to be seriously considered for the position of secretary of state.

Jan 12, 2017 / John Nichols

Trump, Russia, and the Return of Scapegoating, a Timeless American Tradition

Trump, Russia, and the Return of Scapegoating, a Timeless American Tradition Trump, Russia, and the Return of Scapegoating, a Timeless American Tradition

Our bipartisan tendency to blame others for our own failures will be the cause of American decline.

Jan 11, 2017 / Column / Patrick Lawrence

Donald Trump Wisconsin

Who Are the Real Enemies of US National Security? Who Are the Real Enemies of US National Security?

New allegations that President-elect Trump can be controlled by the Kremlin through compromising information are unprecedented in American history and policy-making.

Jan 11, 2017 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

People protest after Russian hacking allegations.

Americans Deserve to Know the Specific Allegations on Trump and Russia Americans Deserve to Know the Specific Allegations on Trump and Russia

Trump’s sex life is his own affair. But his ties to foreign autocrats—whether Russian, Chinese, or Emirati—should have been fully aired long before now.

Jan 11, 2017 / D.D. Guttenplan

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