Russia’s Attacks on Democracy Aren’t Only a Problem for America Russia’s Attacks on Democracy Aren’t Only a Problem for America
And that’s a problem for skeptics of Russian meddling.
Aug 21, 2017 / Joshua Holland
Political Conflict Over Historical Monuments, From Charlottesville to Moscow Political Conflict Over Historical Monuments, From Charlottesville to Moscow
Today’s conflicts over American slavery and Stalin’s Great Terror reveal similar controversies as well as an unknown Putin.
Aug 17, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Cutting Off Payments to Palestinian Families Won’t Stop Terrorism Cutting Off Payments to Palestinian Families Won’t Stop Terrorism
It also might amount to collective punishment, which is illegal.
Aug 17, 2017 / Lara Friedman
Democrats Can Win Rural Voters by Taking on Big Agriculture Democrats Can Win Rural Voters by Taking on Big Agriculture
Identifying the corporate power that holds back farm communities could revive Democratic fortunes.
Aug 16, 2017 / David Dayen
Charlottesville: Is America Becoming the Middle East? Charlottesville: Is America Becoming the Middle East?
Our neo-imperial wars may be coming home to roost.
Aug 16, 2017 / Juan Cole
Wanna Save the Planet? Follow the Haida Nation’s Example. Wanna Save the Planet? Follow the Haida Nation’s Example.
Indigenous peoples steward 80 percent of earth’s biological diversity, but need sovereignty to resist corporate plunder. The amazing triumph of the Haida shows how to get there.
Aug 16, 2017 / Mark Dowie
Amid Crisis in Brazil, the Evangelical Bloc Emerges as a Political Power Amid Crisis in Brazil, the Evangelical Bloc Emerges as a Political Power
In the world’s largest Catholic country, a rival Christian movement could select Brazil’s next president.
Aug 16, 2017 / Omar G. Encarnación
Why the Battle for India’s Past Is a Fight for Its Future Why the Battle for India’s Past Is a Fight for Its Future
Seventy years after partition, India’s ruling party is using history to divide the country.
Aug 15, 2017 / Kanishk Tharoor
Could Paul Manafort Bring Down the Whole Trump Family? Could Paul Manafort Bring Down the Whole Trump Family?
He sits atop a massive tangle of ties to Russia, pro-Russian Ukrainians, and shady New York real-estate deals.
Aug 14, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss
Is Trump Going to War in Korea? Is Trump Going to War in Korea?
His cowboy tirades, and the pundits’ bombastic rhetoric, are exceedingly reckless. History shows that negotiations with Pyongyang can work.
Aug 11, 2017 / Tim Shorrock