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Letters From the March 6, 2017, Issue Letters From the March 6, 2017, Issue

The illegitimate president… Life, death, and the ACA… Resistance primer
… Where salvation lies?… The meaning of a free press…

Feb 16, 2017 / Our Readers

Tom Price

Behind the Scenes, Obamacare May Be in Grave Danger Behind the Scenes, Obamacare May Be in Grave Danger

Pay attention to the man behind the curtain. 

Feb 16, 2017 / David Dayen

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The Resistance Prevented Puzder From Becoming Labor Secretary The Resistance Prevented Puzder From Becoming Labor Secretary

Puzder’s withdrawal shows that the resistance movement is buildingand beating the odds.

Feb 15, 2017 / John Nichols

Andy Puzder

The Real Reason Why Andy Puzder Won’t Become Labor Secretary The Real Reason Why Andy Puzder Won’t Become Labor Secretary

Puzder did the one thing Republicans can no longer tolerate. 

Feb 15, 2017 / David Dayen

Donald Trump in State Dining Room

Kremlin-Baiting President Trump (Without Facts) Must Stop Kremlin-Baiting President Trump (Without Facts) Must Stop

Bipartisan allegations that Trump is a “puppet” of or “compromised” by the Kremlin have grown into latter-day McCarthyism with grave threats to America and the world.

Feb 15, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Iraqi army in Mosul

If Trump Wants to Defeat ISIS, He’d Better Stop Alienating Muslims If Trump Wants to Defeat ISIS, He’d Better Stop Alienating Muslims

From the Salafi Muslims who beat the terrorists in Libya to the Shiite militias of Iraq, they are crucial allies in this fight.

Feb 15, 2017 / Juan Cole

trump bibi

The Trump-Bibi-Murdoch Love Triangle Puts Us All at Risk The Trump-Bibi-Murdoch Love Triangle Puts Us All at Risk

Flouting the laws and sacrificing truth, the new mogul empire is a perpetual-motion machine fueled almost entirely on bullshit.

Feb 14, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

Flynn Trump

What Did President Trump Know and When Did He Know It? What Did President Trump Know and When Did He Know It?

Michael Flynn is out, but until there’s an investigation by Congress, we’re at the mercy of intelligence leaks for the story.

Feb 14, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Mnuchin Trump

Donald Trump Has Pulled an Epic Bait-and-Switch Donald Trump Has Pulled an Epic Bait-and-Switch

Putting a Goldman Sachs alum in charge of the Treasury Department proves the Big Lie. 

Feb 14, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

Putin and Xi at the Red Square

China First, Russia Second, America Third: Trump’s Real Foreign Policy China First, Russia Second, America Third: Trump’s Real Foreign Policy

Despite all his talk, the president isn’t prioritizing American interests.

Feb 14, 2017 / Michael T. Klare

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