David Rothkopf
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Trump’s Handling of Coronavirus Has Been a Disaster–But Don’t Forget His Other Crimes and Abuses
Trump’s outrageous firing of the Intelligence Community IG is a useful reminder that he is not just directly responsible for…
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Our Afghan War Was A Catastrophe: We Must Admit That To Recover
Look, I’m a foreign policy professional, very nuanced in my thinking, deeply grounded in history. I understand things that didn’t…
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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…
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Remembering the Victims of Trump and the GOP
It’s a good time of the year to remember that everything that makes you angry about the US and our…
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Is it Too Late for Democracy in America?
As the last century began, few could imagine a world without empires or monarchs. The generation that followed could not…
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One Nation Under Its Oligarchy: A Country of, by and for The Very Rich
A vitally important piece from @ThePlumLineGS: “The massive triumph of the rich, illustrated by stunning new data.” And while the data…
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The Future of Our Democracy Depends on Investigating Every Impeachable Offense
To recap, while I agree with @repadamschiff that the bribery case against Trump is the strongest because bribery is specifically mentioned in…
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We’re Not Who We Thought We Were
81 years ago tonight, my grandfather was arrested by the Nazis for the crime of being a Jew. My Dad,…
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DSR Network Highlights – Week of October 28
Membership Note: We are consolidating our podcast hosting over the next 30 days and as a result, there will be…
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There Will Now Be an Impeachment Process–Let It Be the Full, Fair and Thorough One the Country Needs
I’ve always been an outlier on the issue of impeachment. I continue to think that the way the Democratic majority…
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