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Is Donald Trump in Deep Legal Trouble Over the Michael Cohen Tapes?
Trump is clearly feeling the heat.

Empires Are Always Failed Experiments, and the US Is No Exception
It’s hard to look back on the last decades and not think that democracy has been sinking under the imperial waves.

We Are the Lorax. We Speak for the Trees.
Dr. Seuss’s beloved character gets a bad rap. Turns out he was angry for a reason.

Why “Abolish ICE” Doesn’t Go Far Enough
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reunite all separated migrant families by Thursday.

Donald Trump’s Unreality Campaign in Overdrive
If the Democrats win in November, will he blame the “blue wave” on the Russians?

Stagnation Nation

Noam Chomsky on the Resurgence of Political Authoritarianism
Countering authoritarianism will take carefully honed education, organizing and activism, Chomsky says.

Can Mueller Get Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort to Flip on Trump?
Greg Gordon, Washington correspondent for McClatchy, discusses more.

Implementing the Sino-Russian Blueprint for a Tripolar World Order
In this order, war will be a perpetual part of life.

Like Richard Nixon, Donald Trump Has Created an Enemies List
With Rand Paul serving as his henchman, Trump now threatens John Brennan, Jim Clapper, James Comey and others.