The world is on the edge of a catastrophe, but the U.S. is whistling blithely down the path of nuclear destruction it has helped to pave.
The announcement comes one day after the president criticized "ridiculous partisan investigations" in his State of the Union address.
If America's billionaires care about their safety, their country and their planet, they should strive to forge a more equal society.
More than a year ahead of the 2020 primary, NBC News has already branded the fierce critic of American empire an unwitting Putin pawn.
Vladimir Putin says his country will leave the INF Treaty, but deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles only if Washington does so.
Analysts fear the demise of the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty could trigger a new arms race.
The siege of the city, now called St. Petersburg, lasted nearly 2½ years until the Soviet Army drove the Nazis away on Jan. 27, 1944.
A good decision is greeted by denunciations, obstructionism and imperial thinking reminiscent of the Cold War.
By shutting down the government in a bid to accumulate power, Donald Trump has violated his fundamental oath to uphold the rule of law.
Elites have been willing to tolerate all manner of sociopathy, but they may decide this presidency is too threatening to their bottom lines.
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