It Didn't Just Start Now: John Kelly Has Always Been a Hard-Right Bully
Kelly is not going to rein in Trump’s worst instincts, because Kelly honestly shares those instincts. He’s proudly ignorant, a liar, and a demagogue.
Jon Schwarz
Before joining First Look Media, Jon Schwarz worked for Michael Moore’s Dog Eat Dog Films and was a research producer for Moore’s “Capitalism: A Love Story.” He’s contributed to many publications, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, The Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, Mother Jones, and Slate, as well as NPR and "Saturday Night Live." In 2003, he collected on a $1,000 bet that Iraq would have no weapons of mass destruction.
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Callista Gingrich Confirmation as U.S. Ambassador to Vatican Moves Forward in Senate
The pope must understand America will no longer be bound by obsolete cant from discredited historical figures, like "judge not, lest ye be judged."
Donald Trump's Disgusting Remark on Puerto Rico Is More Revealing Than He Knows
The big secret of politics is budget deficits are meaningless. The U.S. could easily afford to rebuild Puerto Rico and far, far more.
Ken Burns Says the Vietnam War Was “Begun in Good Faith." So Was Every Other Lousy War.
Just look at what the leaders of the Soviet Union were telling each other as they invaded Afghanistan, launching their own murderous war.
Donald Trump Used the United Nations to Threaten a Massive Violation of International Law
U.S. presidents before Trump have rarely cared about international law, but at least they generally pretended like they did.
Hillary Clinton Doesn't Understand Why the Corporate Media Is So Bad
Clinton wants the corporate media to do some "soul searching." But it doesn't have a soul. It just has a balance sheet.
North Korea Says It Might Negotiate on Nuclear Weapons. But the Washington Post Isn’t Reporting That.
An envoy said North Korea won’t negotiate on its nuclear program — as long as the U.S. threatens it. A Post editor quietly cut that last part out.
Undercover in North Korea: "All Paths Lead to Catastrophe"
Suki Kim engaged in high-risk investigative journalism when she worked in North Korea as a teacher. What she discovered is frightening.
North Korea Keeps Saying it Might Give Up its Nuclear Weapons — But Most News Outlets Won't Tell You That
The critical fact about the current nuclear standoff that keeps getting left out.
All the Times Donald Trump Said the U.S. Should Get Out of Afghanistan
Trump is expected to announce Monday night that he's sending several thousand more U.S. troops to fight in the 16-year war.