The United States Should Listen to South Korea—or It Will Reap the Whirlwind The United States Should Listen to South Korea—or It Will Reap the Whirlwind
Recent US actions underscore a deep-seated problem: refusal to see South Korea as an independent nation with interests of its own.
May 5, 2017 / Tim Shorrock
How the Eurozone Damaged French Politics—and This Year’s Presidential Election How the Eurozone Damaged French Politics—and This Year’s Presidential Election
It has constrained the country’s economic decision-making, and center-left collaboration with Brussels opened up space for the far right.
May 5, 2017 / Mark Weisbrot
Will Trump Help Elect a Hard-Liner in Iran? Will Trump Help Elect a Hard-Liner in Iran?
Harsh anti-Iran rhetoric could undermine Hassan Rouhani’s reelection bid and undermine the historic nuclear deal.
May 4, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss
Letters From the May 22/29, 2017, Issue Letters From the May 22/29, 2017, Issue
Schlesinger and Navasky on McCarthyism… Pollitt, Navasky, Grandin, and Lawrence on ‘Russiagate’…
May 4, 2017 / Our Readers, Victor Navasky, Patrick Lawrence, Greg Grandin, and Katha Pollitt
The Election Could Give Theresa May a Mandate. It Won’t Give Her a Clue. The Election Could Give Theresa May a Mandate. It Won’t Give Her a Clue.
There’s no such thing as a successful Brexit, only degrees of bad.
May 4, 2017 / Column / Gary Younge
Again, Is the Possibility of a Trump-Putin Détente Really Dead? Again, Is the Possibility of a Trump-Putin Détente Really Dead?
“Kremlingate” is said to have killed any prospect for Trump administration cooperation with Putin’s Kremlin, but the May 2 phone talk between the two leaders showed it is still ali...
May 3, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
What We Can Learn from Our ‘Radical’ Past What We Can Learn from Our ‘Radical’ Past
The clashes of the past teach us that we must stay committed to a cause bigger than any one person and be willing to fight for years to come.
May 2, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What Is to Be Done in Venezuela? What Is to Be Done in Venezuela?
An ad-hoc Committee to Save Venezuela offers observations and recommendations that differ from those found in our missionary mainstream media.
May 1, 2017 / Greg Grandin
Donald Trump Has Zero Legal Authority to Order Military Action Against North Korea Donald Trump Has Zero Legal Authority to Order Military Action Against North Korea
Without congressional authorization, military action would “clearly and unequivocally be illegal and unconstitutional,” says Congressman Jerrold Nadler.
Apr 28, 2017 / John Nichols
The Martian’s Guide to British Politics, or: Is There Intelligent Life on This Island? The Martian’s Guide to British Politics, or: Is There Intelligent Life on This Island?
It looks like the belligerent, self-serving martinets are going to trounce the quiet, bedraggled lot on the other side.
Apr 28, 2017 / Maria Margaronis