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Yesterday 10:41 am
Pious Pence and Sanctimonious Ron Take a Pounding
The recent poor showing by both of Trump’s leading rivals show he’s a hard act to imitate.
Jeet Heer
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Yesterday 5:00 am
More Guns Won’t Serve the Cause of Peace
The Pentagon’s soaring war budget broadcast a clear and shocking message to the world: Blessed are the war makers.
William Astore
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March 23, 2023
Is the US Flirting With Nuclear War?
A proxy war pitting the United States against a paranoid adversary with a massive nuclear arsenal at his command: What could possibly go wrong?
Andrew J. Bacevich
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March 23, 2023
Indigenous Leaders Are Being Forced Into Exile
Facing institutionalized violence from the government and opposition groups, some Indigenous activists in Guatemala have no choice but to flee.
María Inés Taracena
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March 23, 2023
Katha Pollitt on Women in 2023, Plus Christian Appy on Protest in 1969
On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, we review the bad news–and the good news–about American women. We’ll also talk about the Vietnam Moratorium protests.
Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
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March 23, 2023
The Trump Campaign’s Collusion With Israel
While US media fixated on Russian interference in the 2016 election, an Israeli secret agent’s campaign to influence the outcome went unreported.
James Bamford
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March 22, 2023
Biden Doesn’t Need to Keep Pushing Xi and Putin Closer
A path away from great power conflict.
Jake Werner
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March 22, 2023
Should President Biden Run for Reelection? A “Nation” Forum
We wanted to know what prominent progressive Democrats, left-leaning independents and battleground state activists were thinking. So we asked them.
Various Contributors
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March 21, 2023
What Elizabeth Warren, Larry Summers, and Paul Krugman All Got Wrong About SVB
It’s a war for the dollar—and the big banks. The rest of us better hold on tight.
James K. Galbraith
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March 21, 2023
The Hidden Treasures of Pirate Democracy
In his final book, David Graeber looks at an experiment in radical democracy and piratical justice in Madagascar.
Marcus Rediker