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Tom Tomorrow Cartoon

Things Are Going Great for Trump on Parallel Earth! Things Are Going Great for Trump on Parallel Earth!

Hard at work in the greatest White House ever.

Nov 21, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Nuclear missiles

Trump’s Pentagon Wants to Make Nuclear Weapons More ‘Usable’ Trump’s Pentagon Wants to Make Nuclear Weapons More ‘Usable’

That sounds like a good idea.

Nov 20, 2017 / Michael T. Klare

Saudi Princes

A Trump-Endorsed Game of Thrones in Saudi Arabia A Trump-Endorsed Game of Thrones in Saudi Arabia

Are corruption charges really the reason that Muhammed bin Salman has detained nearly a dozen other members of the Saudi royal family?

Nov 17, 2017 / Joshua Holland

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These Women Nobelists Are Fighting for Grassroots Activists in Central America These Women Nobelists Are Fighting for Grassroots Activists in Central America

They’re bringing limelight to women-led movements resisting land grabs and destruction from mining companies, hydroelectric plants, and monoculture plantations.

Nov 17, 2017 / Laura Carlsen

Trump Putin Vietnam

‘Russiagate’ Zealots (Mainly Democrats) Have Become a Major Threat to US National Security ‘Russiagate’ Zealots (Mainly Democrats) Have Become a Major Threat to US National Security

At an international summit in Vietnam last week, President Trump took necessary steps to reduce the perils of the new Cold War with Russia. Liberal Democrats call it “treasonous.”

Nov 15, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Carter Page Russia

As the Russiagate Investigation Builds Momentum, Trump’s Allies Attack the CIA As the Russiagate Investigation Builds Momentum, Trump’s Allies Attack the CIA

Former Trump campaign aide Carter Page is under fire for widespread, secret Russia contacts.

Nov 10, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Wall of Sorrow Moscow

The Unheralded Putin—Russia’s Official Anti-Stalinist No. 1 The Unheralded Putin—Russia’s Official Anti-Stalinist No. 1

A memorial monument to Stalin’s millions of victims—the subject of intense political struggle for more than 50 years—was commemorated in Moscow by Vladimir Putin, whose support at ...

Nov 8, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

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Turkey Is Sliding Deeper Into Dictatorship Turkey Is Sliding Deeper Into Dictatorship

The arrest of noted human-rights defender Osman Kavala marks an escalation in the Erdoğan government’s ferocious campaign against all critics.

Nov 7, 2017 / Constanze Letsch

South Korea Trump Protest

Koreans Protest Trump as the US Congress Tries to Restrain Him Koreans Protest Trump as the US Congress Tries to Restrain Him

“No to Trump, No to War” is the slogan of the day.

Nov 7, 2017 / Tim Shorrock

Trump’s Comprehensive Guide To Denial

Trump’s Comprehensive Guide To Denial Trump’s Comprehensive Guide To Denial

Everything’s fine and none of it is his fault. 

Nov 7, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

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