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Even Centrists Are Warning of War With Russia

Even Centrists Are Warning of War With Russia Even Centrists Are Warning of War With Russia

Moderate political commentators are finally admitting what some have been saying for months—that war with Russia is a real possibility.

Apr 24, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

Dear Grandson: I’m Sorry for the World You’ll Inherit From Us

Dear Grandson: I’m Sorry for the World You’ll Inherit From Us Dear Grandson: I’m Sorry for the World You’ll Inherit From Us

From climate change to endless war, we owe the next generation an apology for the mess we’re leaving them.

Apr 23, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt

Can Australians Give Up Coal?

Can Australians Give Up Coal? Can Australians Give Up Coal?

The land down under is in the midst of a desperate battle that pits green energy advocates against the prime minister and his dirty-energy allies.

Apr 23, 2015 / Bob Massie

Why Ed Miliband Might Not Be Britain’s Next Prime Minister

Why Ed Miliband Might Not Be Britain’s Next Prime Minister Why Ed Miliband Might Not Be Britain’s Next Prime Minister

The collapse of his party’s Scottish heartland means an uphill fight for the Labour leader.

Apr 22, 2015 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan

Happy Bloody Earth Day

Happy Bloody Earth Day Happy Bloody Earth Day

The resource wars in Latin America are heating up, and the poor are paying the price.

Apr 22, 2015 / Greg Grandin

At Least 10 Opposition Figures Have Died in Ukraine Just This Year

At Least 10 Opposition Figures Have Died in Ukraine Just This Year At Least 10 Opposition Figures Have Died in Ukraine Just This Year

The spate of murders and suspicious suicides does not bode well for Ukraine’s democracy.

Apr 21, 2015 / James Carden

How Did 3 American Commandos and 3 Moroccan Women End Up Dead at the Bottom of the Niger River?

How Did 3 American Commandos and 3 Moroccan Women End Up Dead at the Bottom of the Niger River? How Did 3 American Commandos and 3 Moroccan Women End Up Dead at the Bottom of the Niger River?

Inside the shadowy operations of the US Africa Command.

Apr 21, 2015 / Nick Turse

Today’s GOP Is Out of Sync With Cuban-Americans

Today’s GOP Is Out of Sync With Cuban-Americans Today’s GOP Is Out of Sync With Cuban-Americans

Even after more than a decade, the GOP’s position on relations with Cuba hasn’t changed.

Apr 21, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

We Need a New US-Russia Détente

We Need a New US-Russia Détente We Need a New US-Russia Détente

What will it take to repair US-Russian relations?

Apr 20, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

April 20, 1889: Adolf Hitler, Letter-Writer to ‘The Nation’, Is Born

April 20, 1889: Adolf Hitler, Letter-Writer to ‘The Nation’, Is Born April 20, 1889: Adolf Hitler, Letter-Writer to ‘The Nation’, Is Born

Notoriously prickly about his press, Hitler wrote in to complain about a minor factual discrepancy.

Apr 20, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

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