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Utter Madness: Trump & the World Fail in the Face of a Potential Pandemic
Coronavirus has a new name: Covid-19. It has infected over 50,000 people and taken over 1,000 lives. But the crisis may be just beginning. And the response of governments from China to the United States may be only be making…
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America’s Election Year Vulnerabilities: The Grim Outlook
In 2016, Russia not only helped elected Donald Trump, they also assured Americans would never again be able to look at election results with the same trust they had in the past. If anything, actions by them, the Administration, other bad…
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How Bad Can it Get?: Don’t Ask
If you thought Trump’s acquittal by the Senate was the worst thing that could happen this week, you seem to be forgetting who you are dealing with. First, the Senate trial had much value and was, by any reasonable assessment,…
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Trump and “The Bomb”: If He’s the Most Dangerous President Ever, Why Isn’t Anyone Talking About the Really Biggest Risks Re-election Will Bring?
If you read Fred Kaplan’s new book “The Bomb” you will discover that despite the best efforts of some very qualified, competent presidents and their teams, we’ve come pretty close to blowing up the world a few times over the…
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Put Away Your Sweatpants! The Jury of 100 Will Disappoint. On to the Jury of 130 Million!
The House Managers have done an extraordinary job in the Senate trial, led by the eloquence and brilliance of Adam Schiff. They have compellingly made the case that President Trump violated the law and his oath of office and should…
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This is how democracy dies…or rather, how it is murdered.
If you thought the end of US democracy and our greatness as a country would come with missiles raining down or battles in our streets, you were wrong. It will come silently, in increments shrouded in the language of the…
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A Pandemic Plus Donald Trump? What Could Go Wrong? Also: Is Joe Biden the Best Answer for Progressives?
The outbreak of coronavirus in China is rapidly emerging as a major global public health crisis? How bad might it get? How is our government doing in handling it? We talk to President Obama’s ebola response czar Ron Klain about…
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While You Were Flipping Out About Impeachment, Armageddon Got a Little Closer
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists recently pushed its Doomsday Clock closer to “midnight” than it has ever been. They did this because nuclear safeguards are disappearing, risks are growing and because they include the risk of climate armageddon in their…
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Impeachment Surprise: Acquittal or Conviction Are Far From the Only Two Possible Outcomes of the Senate Trial
While the outcome of the Senate trial seems a foregone conclusion, even an acquittal might not be good news for President Trump. There are a whole range of long-term consequences of the current drama on the Hill, some with positive…
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Impeachment! Primaries! Elections! What if none of it really matters?
We’re at one of the most fraught moments in American political history. The country is polarized. The president is going to trial. That president is one of the most polarizing figures the world has ever seen. And headlines scream of…
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The Week in Trump: When Is a Trial Not a Trial, a Hoax Not a Hoax, and a Big Trade Deal Neither Big Nor a Trade Deal?
As the Senate impeachment trial looms, Republicans seem not to understand what a trial is. They don’t want witnesses. They don’t want evidence. They especially don’t want witnesses or facts that might further implicate the president in crimes. But if…
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The Soleimani Killing Was the First Wag-the-Dog Episode of the Trump 2020 Campaign…Whose Dog Will Be Next?
The president has no foreign policy expertise, no advisors, no morals, no scruples and he is in deep political hot water at home. So naturally, he wags the dog with an attack on Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. He does it…
