The CIA Had a Rule Against Meeting the KGB Alone. Trump Was Reckless to Ignore It With Putin.
Both leaders’ comments to reporters after the Helsinki meeting only reinforced the growing belief among many Americans that Trump is in Putin’s pocket.
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A Spirited, Substantive Debate on the Trump-Putin Summit, Russia, and U.S. Politics
Is it a positive or negative development when the leaders in control of 90 percent of the world's nuclear weapons meet?
How Twitter Degrades Discourse and Encourages Distortions: Illustrated by Ex-Pentagon Official Ryan Goodman
Assertions by a prosecutor in an indictment are not evidence. It's dangerous to treat them as such: a belief I've always held.
Colin Kaepernick's Forced Exile From the NFL Has Lasted for 500 Days
What happened to Colin Kaepernick is on par with Muhammad Ali being stripped of his championship belt.
In the J20 Trials, the Feds Said They Went After “Bad Protesters.” That Just Means Another Crackdown on Dissent.
Despite not winning jury convictions, putting hundreds on trial is sure to chill dissent — and the crackdown is only just beginning.
Indictment of Russian Intelligence Operatives Should Quell Harebrained Conspiracy Theories on DNC Hack
The indictment makes a compelling case that the hack of the Democratic Party was a highly structured, officially sanctioned Russian intelligence operation.
Trump and Brexit Have Chaos in Common — A Symptom of Political Self-Harm
The U.K. vote to leave the EU, and the election of Donald Trump in the U.S., were acts of political, social, and economic destruction.
Encarnación Bail Romero’s Story Is a Harrowing Reminder of the Stakes for Separated Migrant Families
Encarnación Bail Romero's son was put up for adoption after she was arrested in an immigration raid in 2007.
MSNBC Does Not Merely Permit Fabrications Against Democratic Party Critics. It Encourages and Rewards Them.
The network routinely allows outright lies to stand if aimed at critics of Democrats, especially fabricated allegations of being Kremlin agents. The latest is Malcolm Nance.
Why Is Nancy Pelosi So Afraid of Socialism?
Socialism is not as foreign to American politics as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi might have you believe.