Those China tariffs aren’t surprising. Whatās bizarre are the people praising Trump’s recklessness and reviving his political fortunes
The film contrasts aloof isolationism with Gates Foundation-style paternalism. It unfairly paints more revolutionary alternatives as narrowly violent
Washington Takes on the World
It’s ironic that the most powerful man on earth would protest that he’s the subject of a “witch hunt,” especially given his enthusiasm for bombing and torturing people
In a surprise announcement in early March, President Donald Trump said that he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un within…
The Cold War has been around, in various permutations, for a long time. It’ll take patience, organizing, compromises, and some luck to bury it once and for all
Trump is no churchgoer. But for evangelicals, his hard right line on Israel and machinations against Iran make him an instrument of the endtimes
Interview on Feffer’s article arguing that some progressive critics are going too far in dismissing the Russiagate narrative
The bizarre denialism of some on the left and right about Russiagate doesn’t bode well for the future of American politics
Trump the calm globalist is just as dangerous, if not more so, than Trump the raging populist
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