Ukraine

John Bolton and a map

Bolton’s Bombshell Will Take Time to Explode Bolton’s Bombshell Will Take Time to Explode

Revelations from Bolton’s new book make congressional Republicans look like accomplices.

Jan 27, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Mitch McConnell leaves the Senate chamber on recess from impeachment trial.

McConnell Rules? Not So Much. McConnell Rules? Not So Much.

On day one of the impeachment trial, the Senate majority leader caved on several proposed rules, while Schumer’s pushback gave House impeachment managers many extra hours to make t...

Jan 22, 2020 / Joan Walsh

White house lectern

How Does This White House Stop Lying? By Not Talking at All. How Does This White House Stop Lying? By Not Talking at All.

That must be why there hasn’t been a regular press briefing in 300 days.

Jan 17, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

Mick Mulvaney and Trump

The Impeachment Deadlock Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize The Impeachment Deadlock Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize

The longer Senate Republicans block a fair Senate trial, the more Democrats can hammer home how the scandal implicates Trump’s defenders.

Dec 31, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Trump Cabinet meeting

Who Is Making US Foreign Policy? Who Is Making US Foreign Policy?

An anti-neocon president appears to have been surrounded by neocons in his own administration.

Dec 5, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Impeachment Non-Bombshells Endanger Democrats in 2020

Impeachment Non-Bombshells Endanger Democrats in 2020 Impeachment Non-Bombshells Endanger Democrats in 2020

Unmerited hype about Gordon Sondland’s testimony has overshadowed the potential damage that the impeachment saga poses for the presidential election.

Nov 22, 2019 / Aaron Maté

Fiona Hill’s Testimony Was Devastating for Trump

Fiona Hill’s Testimony Was Devastating for Trump Fiona Hill’s Testimony Was Devastating for Trump

But the foreign policy expert was too quick to blame America’s ills on external forces.

Nov 22, 2019 / Jeet Heer

The Foreign Policy Establishment Is Hijacking Impeachment

The Foreign Policy Establishment Is Hijacking Impeachment The Foreign Policy Establishment Is Hijacking Impeachment

Trump should be impeached for using his office for corrupt purposes—not for challenging the national security consensus.

Nov 15, 2019 / Jeet Heer

5 Ways to Debunk the GOP’s Defense of Donald Trump

5 Ways to Debunk the GOP’s Defense of Donald Trump 5 Ways to Debunk the GOP’s Defense of Donald Trump

The Republican anti-impeachment arguments are weak but pernicious. Here’s how to counter them.

Nov 15, 2019 / Elie Mystal

Ukraine flag

Why Are We in Ukraine? Why Are We in Ukraine?

Historically and even today, Russia has much in common with Ukraine—the United States, almost nothing.

Nov 14, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

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