Opinion

Moscow Attack Underscores Misguided Priorities of Russia and US

Anatol Lieven / Responsible Statecraft Mar 25, 2024 Russia and the U.S. both have the same enemies but we spend most of the time ignoring that fact. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Intelligence Officials: Russia Is Boosting Trump Candidacy

MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL BALSAMO /The Associated Press Feb 21, 2020 Trump pushes back Friday, accusing Democrats of launching a disinformation campaign. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S., Turkey Agree on Turkish Cease-Fire with Syrian Kurds

ZEKE MILLER and ROBERT BURNS / The Associated Press Oct 17, 2019 The agreement was announced in Ankara, Turkey, on Thursday by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Are the Days of U.S. Hegemony Finally Numbered?

Sharmini Peries / The Real News Network May 8, 2019 A burgeoning alliance between China and Russia threatens to upend the global order, University of Kent professor Richard Sakwa argues. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Plane Lands in Flames in Moscow; 41 Killed

The Associated Press May 5, 2019 Video aired by a Russian news channel shows passengers leaping from the front of the burning aircraft onto an inflatable slide. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Many-Sided, Overlapping Meanings of May Day

Paul Street / Truthdig May 1, 2019 The working-class holiday has Marxist and anarchist industrial-era roots, but the significance of May 1 goes deeper than that. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Trump’s Torrent of Twisted Claims on Russia

CALVIN WOODWARD and HOPE YEN / The Associated Press Apr 27, 2019 The president rails against Democrats, trashes Mueller and paints his own actions in a saintly light. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Redacted Mueller Report Expected to Be Released by Mid-April

MICHAEL BALSAMO AND ERIC TUCKER / The Associated Press Mar 29, 2019 Attorney General William Barr's timeline for disclosing the report sets up a possible showdown with House Democrats. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Moving Beyond the Mueller Investigation

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Mar 28, 2019 The special counsel wasn’t ever going to do the work that now needs to happen at the grassroots level. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s Nuclear Doctrine Threatens Human Life on Earth

Nate Singham / Independent Media Institute  Mar 7, 2019 For the first time in half a century, the U.S. and Russia will not be bound to a key bilateral arms treaty. The dangers are manifold. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Putin Sternly Warns U.S. Against Putting Missiles in Europe

VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV / The Associated Press Feb 20, 2019 In his latest state-of-the-union address, the Russian president says he's willing to deploy weapons that could put Americans in harm's way. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

America Has Learned Nothing From Its Forever Wars

Andrew Bacevich / TomDispatch.com Feb 6, 2019 Donald Trump may be incompetent, but his characterization of our foreign conflicts as profoundly misguided has more than a little merit. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )