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Marines in Afghanistan

What Can We Expect From Donald Trump, US Commander in Chief? What Can We Expect From Donald Trump, US Commander in Chief?

We have no idea, but intending to “bomb the shit out of” ISIS isn’t a good sign.

Nov 15, 2016 / Nick Turse

How to Make Technology Actually Work for Workers

How to Make Technology Actually Work for Workers How to Make Technology Actually Work for Workers

Rather than speeding offshoring and making workers redundant, technology can be a means of organizing and empowering them.

Nov 15, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Vladimir Putin, 2014.

Now That They’ve Been Proven Wrong, Will Putin’s Demonizers Apologize for Their Slanders? Now That They’ve Been Proven Wrong, Will Putin’s Demonizers Apologize for Their Slanders?

Probably not. Blaming the Russian president for everything is now a national hobby, the facts be damned.

Nov 15, 2016 / James Carden

Election Protesters

Can Cities Counter the Power of President-Elect Donald Trump? Can Cities Counter the Power of President-Elect Donald Trump?

As the federal government turns toward nationalism, local governments will become crucial beacons of pluralism.

Nov 14, 2016 / Benjamin Barber

Hagel speaks with Afghanistan troops

American History Explains Donald Trump American History Explains Donald Trump

 After so many years of creating chaos abroad, it’s finally come back to haunt us.

Nov 14, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt

Colombia Peace March

Giving Peace a Second Chance in Colombia Giving Peace a Second Chance in Colombia

After the surprise public rejection of the first accord, a revised agreement to end decades of civil war just might squeak through.

Nov 14, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Rodrigo Rato Protests

These Spanish Activists Have Taken Punishing Bankers Into Their Own Hands These Spanish Activists Have Taken Punishing Bankers Into Their Own Hands

Their work is a model for citizen action against the architects of financial collapse.

Nov 14, 2016 / Anne Koch

Snowden film

The Disillusionment of ‘Snowden’ The Disillusionment of ‘Snowden’

Oliver Stone has told the story of a man’s painful awakening from ignorance over and over again.

Nov 12, 2016 / Richard Beck

Stephen Cohen

Stephen F. Cohen: ‘Above All, We Need Debate’ on Russia Stephen F. Cohen: ‘Above All, We Need Debate’ on Russia

Post-election, challenging the media’s dangerous orthodox consensus on Russia is more urgent than ever. 

Nov 11, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

NATO Defense Meeting

Will Trump Break the Post–Cold War Order? Will Trump Break the Post–Cold War Order?

Much will depend on whom he surrounds himself with. But at least he’s put the question on the table.

Nov 11, 2016 / Patrick Lawrence

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