Russia

Pence in Montenegro

Have Neocons Hijacked Trump’s Foreign Policy? Have Neocons Hijacked Trump’s Foreign Policy?

War hawks are wrestling with “America First” nationalists for control of the administration’s international agenda. After a series of remarks by Mike Pence, one camp seem...

Aug 9, 2017 / James Carden

Kissinger Merkel GMF

Our Russia Fixation Is Devolving Into an Assault on Political Discourse Our Russia Fixation Is Devolving Into an Assault on Political Discourse

A new project by the German Marshall Fund claims to track the influence of foreign propaganda—but warps reality to accommodate an alarming new Russophobia.

Aug 7, 2017 / James Carden

Congress Russia Investigation

We Need to Stop Using Russia as a Political Football We Need to Stop Using Russia as a Political Football

From Nixon to Trump, there have always been long-term risks in exploiting foreign policy for domestic political gain.

Aug 2, 2017 / Vadim Nikitin

Trump at the White House.

What Power Does Trump Have to Stop the Russia Investigation? What Power Does Trump Have to Stop the Russia Investigation?

David Cole on the president pardoning himself.

Jul 28, 2017 / Jon Wiener

Trump, Bannon, Kushner

Donald Trump’s Inner Circle Is Quickly Evaporating Donald Trump’s Inner Circle Is Quickly Evaporating

His shrinking list of trusted advisers starts and ends with family and a few hard-core loyalists.  

Jul 27, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Smoke rises after airstrikes on Aleppo's Castello road, Syria June 2, 2016.

Was Trump Wrong to End the CIA’s Train-and-Equip Program in Syria? Was Trump Wrong to End the CIA’s Train-and-Equip Program in Syria?

Why the rush to condemn Trump’s only smart decision since taking office?

Jul 26, 2017 / James Carden

Donald Trump Jr.

Cold-War News Not Fit to Print Cold-War News Not Fit to Print

The mainstream media’s orthodox narrative of the new Cold War and “Russiagate” deletes important aspects of current developments.

Jul 19, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Absolutely, Positively 100% True Story of Trump and Russia* The Absolutely, Positively 100% True Story of Trump and Russia*

*This story subject to revision.

Jul 18, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Al Franken Versus the De-Humorizer

Al Franken Versus the De-Humorizer Al Franken Versus the De-Humorizer

Plus Joan Walsh on Donald Trump Jr. and Ari Berman on voting.

Jul 13, 2017 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Trump-Putin Détente Partnership Begins as ‘Russiagate’ Attacks on It Grow Trump-Putin Détente Partnership Begins as ‘Russiagate’ Attacks on It Grow

Cooperation with Russia is imperative, but never has the US political-media elite’s opposition to it been so virulent.

Jul 12, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

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