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Vladimir Putin

Neo-McCarthyite Kremlin-Baiting of Trump Continues to Prevent Urgent Policy Debates Neo-McCarthyite Kremlin-Baiting of Trump Continues to Prevent Urgent Policy Debates

While pro-Clinton “liberals” and others escalate their slurring of Trump as Putin’s “agent” and “puppet,” international developments vital to US interests are being ignored in this...

Aug 10, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Before the 1 Percenters, There Were the Uzedas

Before the 1 Percenters, There Were the Uzedas Before the 1 Percenters, There Were the Uzedas

In The Viceroys, Frederico De Roberto’s novel of the Risorgimento, the Uzeda family corrupts everything it touches.

Aug 10, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Frederika Randall

RNC confetti

The Circus and This Year’s Presidential Election Have More in Common Than You Think The Circus and This Year’s Presidential Election Have More in Common Than You Think

Elephants, a ringleader who’s a walking Ponzi scheme, and insults flying left and right—welcome to the Greatest Show on Earth.

Aug 9, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt

Hillary Clinton and Henry Kissinger

Hillary Clinton’s Embrace of Kissinger Is Inexcusable Hillary Clinton’s Embrace of Kissinger Is Inexcusable

Bernie Sanders should call on her to repudiate him as the war criminal he is.

Aug 9, 2016 / Greg Grandin

The School-Security Industry Is Cashing In Big on Public Fears of Mass Shootings

The School-Security Industry Is Cashing In Big on Public Fears of Mass Shootings The School-Security Industry Is Cashing In Big on Public Fears of Mass Shootings

A spike in spending on high-tech security is diverting educational funds from districts across the country.

Aug 9, 2016 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Berta Sandes

Undocumented Immigrants Can’t Vote, but They’re Still Making Their Voices Heard Undocumented Immigrants Can’t Vote, but They’re Still Making Their Voices Heard

Even without citizenship, undocumented immigrants have a big impact on our democracy.

Aug 8, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Libyan Soldier Loads Tank

Obama Expands the ISIS Bombing Campaign to a 4th Country, the Media Barely Notice Obama Expands the ISIS Bombing Campaign to a 4th Country, the Media Barely Notice

What began two years ago as “limited” air strikes in Iraq now includes Syria, Afghanistan, and Libya—all with little public debate.

Aug 5, 2016 / Adam Johnson

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Rodrigo Soldon/Flickr)

Damage Control in Rio Damage Control in Rio

Addressing the rumors about poor conditions at the Olympic village.

Aug 5, 2016 / Khalid Rahmaan

Marine Le Pen sings national anthem

France’s National Front Draws Strength From Brexit France’s National Front Draws Strength From Brexit

The party has long shrouded racism in the language of “self-determination”—now, they feel vindicated.

Aug 5, 2016 / Richard Wolin

Olympic Refugee Team

The Other Olympic Refugee Story The Other Olympic Refugee Story

Don’t let heart-warming coverage of the Refugee Olympic Team distract from the other refugee crisis the IOC helped create.

Aug 5, 2016 / Dave Zirin

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