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Three Lessons About Autocracy I Learned as a Child in Communist Romania
The lessons I learned seem useful now, with autocracy on the rise as the Trump government attempts to assume ever greater power.
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Welcome Back, Obama
It was all according to plan.
No More Devil’s Bargains: The West No Longer Can Mortgage Its Way Out of Past Bottom-Shelf Deals
We have to foster option #4. This is our struggle.
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Challenging the Trump Regime: Racism, Fascism and Their Nuclear Implications
Our struggle centers on three contending forces.
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A Climate of Fear
Beyond a Two-State Solution: Justice and Self-Determination for Palestinians
There are many possible arrangements, and creative dreamers are beginning to articulate options.
The US’s New Democracy: Radical Possibilities in the Era of Trump
As opposition to Donald Trump's discriminatory policies grows, so does the possibility of unification behind a revived radical left.
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Trumpcare
As Jeff Sessions Scandal Brews, Pressure Grows for a Public Probe of Trump’s Ties to Russia
We speak to David Cay Johnston, the author of “The Making of Donald Trump.”
Billionaire Wilbur Ross Confirmed as Commerce Secretary Despite Questions Over Russian Ties
We speak to James Henry about his latest piece, “Wilbur Ross Comes to D.C. With an Unexamined History of Russian Connections.”