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The Current Political System is Ripe for Disruption
From Washington to Rome, so-called "populist" politicians are hacking away at a genuinely broken status quo. But their alternatives are either uninspired or terrifying.
Playing Trump for Peace
Here's how the Korean peninsula can become a bright spot in a world gone mad
The Bolton Administration Has Already Begun
The hard-right national security adviser successfully tanked the Iran deal. His next target? The North Korea talks.
Haspel Is the Most Qualified to Run the CIA — That's Why She's a Terrible Choice
Gina Haspel is just the type of status-quo choice that Donald Trump promised not to make.
Two-Faced Trump: Peace in Korea, World War in the Middle East
Trump believes he can simultaneously capture a Nobel Peace Prize for North Korea while leaping toward war with Iran.
Korea and the Geopolitics of the Impossible
Careful Korean diplomacy, coupled Trump's desire to do what Obama couldn't, could mean a rapprochement on the Korean peninsula no one thought possible.
Far Right Groups Are Stumbling, But Their Rhetoric Is More Mainstream Than Ever
In a sense, the Republican Party has become a much more powerful instrument of white rage than the alt-right.
Trump's Trade War is About Trump, Not China
Those China tariffs aren't surprising. What's bizarre are the people praising Trump's recklessness and reviving his political fortunes.
Trump to the International Community: Drop Dead
Donald Trump has declared war on human rights — at home and abroad.
Get Ready for Bush 2.0
The president once distanced himself from the Bush legacy. Now he's brought back the architects of its darkest moments.
Trump’s Quiet Meeting with Saudi Arabia and Israel Portends a Dangerous Collision Course with Iran
An under-the radar gathering at the White House exposes troubling new drifts in U.S. foreign policy.
Trump, Terrorism, and the Politics of Witch Hunts
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.
With Tillerson Out, Trump’s Bringing Foreign Policy Deeper Into the Dark Side
Trump, who started out his administration with radical outsiders, is now bringing in a new wave of competent extremists.
How Those Trump-Kim Talks Might Go: A Transcript
Trump's "art of the deal" is about to get its most high-profile test yet. The early prognosis is not good.
If We Want to Support Refugees, We Need To End the Wars That Create Them
The sanctuary movement needs an anti-war voice.
The New, New Cold War
The Cold War has been around, in various permutations, for a long time. It will take patience, organizing, compromises, and some luck to bury it once and for all.
The Far-Right Effort to Win Hearts and Minds Across the Atlantic
Far more dangerous than the far-right effort to win elections alone is its concentrated campaign to change the culture – a strategy it owes, perversely, to the left.
Florida Farmworkers Push for Fairness in the Fields
South Florida was known as a hotbed for modern day slavery. Now, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers are using their innovative model to bring dignity to the tomato fields.
Apocalyptic Christianity Returns to U.S. Foreign Policy
For evangelicals, Trump's hard right line on Israel and machinations against Iran make him an instrument of the endtimes.
Do Russiagate Skeptics Go Too Far?
As top intelligence officials warn of Russian meddling in the upcoming mid-terms, John Feffer of Lobelog and Foreign Policy in Focus joins TRNN's Aaron Mate to discuss Feffer's new article arguing that some progressive critics are going too far in dismissing the Russiagate narrative
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