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Is it ‘Treason’ Not to Clap for the President? Is it ‘Treason’ Not to Clap for the President?

Joan Walsh on Trump, Nomi Prins on financial deregulation, and Ann Jones on Norwegians.

Feb 8, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

No More Tuna for Japan’s Sushi?

No More Tuna for Japan’s Sushi? No More Tuna for Japan’s Sushi?

Japan is the world’s biggest consumer of tuna. Fishermen on the island of Iki are challenging official policy so as to stop the decline of Pacific bluefin tuna stocks.

Feb 8, 2018 / Yuta Yagishita

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Russiagate or Intelgate? Russiagate or Intelgate?

The publication of the Republican House Committee memo and reports of other documents increasingly suggest not only a “Russiagate” without Russia but also something darker: The “co...

Feb 7, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Kevin de León

Meet Kevin de León—the Next Senator From California? Meet Kevin de León—the Next Senator From California?

He’s challenging incumbent Dianne Feinstein on foreign policy, immigration, and the national-surveillance state.

Feb 7, 2018 / Q&A / Sasha Abramsky

America First Actually Means China First

America First Actually Means China First America First Actually Means China First

“Rivals” are stepping into the vacuum created by Trump’s isolationism.

Feb 6, 2018 / Dilip Hiro

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Pentagon Readies the ‘Father of All Bombs’ for Use Against North Korea Pentagon Readies the ‘Father of All Bombs’ for Use Against North Korea

Is the Trump administration inching closer to war?

Feb 6, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

Recent Troops in Afghanistan

10 Commonsense Tricks to Curb the Pentagon’s Endless Wars 10 Commonsense Tricks to Curb the Pentagon’s Endless Wars

Isn’t it finally time to apply a little reason to our disastrous pattern of war-making?

Feb 5, 2018 / William J. Astore

Jeremy Corbyn

Donald Trump Just Got Everything Wrong About the UK’s Health Care System Donald Trump Just Got Everything Wrong About the UK’s Health Care System

And Jeremy Corbyn isn’t having it.

Feb 5, 2018 / John Nichols

A supporter of presidential candidate Grigory Yavlinsky

Grigory Yavlinsky’s Program Gives Russian Society a Chance to Preserve Its Dignity Grigory Yavlinsky’s Program Gives Russian Society a Chance to Preserve Its Dignity

The leader of the opposition Yabloko Party is a candidate in the Russian presidential election.

Feb 2, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Nicaragua Women's March

Why Is Nicaragua’s Homicide Rate So Far Below That of Its Central American Neighbors? Why Is Nicaragua’s Homicide Rate So Far Below That of Its Central American Neighbors?

It’s the revolution, stupid—which fostered innovative policing, along with the dedicated work of community organizers and women activists.

Feb 2, 2018 / Roberto Lovato

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