Foreign Policy

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy

Trying to evoke a lost Cold War consensus, the GOP’s rising star conflated “normal” with “crazy.”

Feb 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer

People enter the International Criminal Court at The Hague in the Netherlands.

Prosecuting Putin Prosecuting Putin

How the double standards of international justice are obstacles.

Feb 10, 2023 / Reed Brody

U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a virtual meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Roosevelt Room of the White House November 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Biden met with his Chinese counterpart to discuss bilateral issues.

War With China Is Preventable, Not Inevitable War With China Is Preventable, Not Inevitable

What is needed is a policy of constructive coexistence.

Feb 9, 2023 / Jake Werner and William D. Hartung

Russian opposition politician Grigory Yavlinsky attends a memorial service for Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union on September 3, 2022.

Stop the Killing Stop the Killing

Anti-war Russian leader Grigory Yavlinsky calls for a cease-fire.

Feb 9, 2023 / Grigory Yavlinsky

Is “The Dig” the Most Important Podcast on the Left?

Is “The Dig” the Most Important Podcast on the Left? Is “The Dig” the Most Important Podcast on the Left?

A conversation with Daniel Denvir about how his podcast became an essential feature of a radical education, the challenges facing leftist organizers, and much more.

Feb 9, 2023 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Threat inflation: the Chinese balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, February 1.

Raving Balloonatics Take Over Washington Raving Balloonatics Take Over Washington

"Mr. President, we must not allow…a balloon gap!"

Feb 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Pope Francis and President Felix Tshiekedi address a crowd

The Pope Delivers a Clear Message in the Democratic Republic of Congo The Pope Delivers a Clear Message in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Francis’s visit sought to address violence and corruption in the Central African state. The violent and the corrupt lined up for an audience.

Feb 6, 2023 / Hugh Kinsella Cunningham and Nicolas Niarchos

Ilhan Omar Will Not Be Silenced

Ilhan Omar Will Not Be Silenced Ilhan Omar Will Not Be Silenced

The GOP’s decision to remove Omar from her most cherished committee was petty and cruel—but she’s not going anywhere.

Feb 3, 2023 / John Nichols

US special forces group conducting weapons training

War Racketeers Won’t Reform Themselves War Racketeers Won’t Reform Themselves

Isn’t it time to hold Congress truly responsible for enabling ever more war by voting out military sycophants?

Feb 2, 2023 / William Astore

Our Democracy Is More Fragile Than We Would Like to Think

Our Democracy Is More Fragile Than We Would Like to Think Our Democracy Is More Fragile Than We Would Like to Think

The insurrections in the United States and Brazil simply demonstrated what has always been true.

Feb 1, 2023 / Karen J. Greenberg

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