Exclusive: Official Washington’s new “group think” – accepting evidence-free charges that Russia “hacked the U.S. election” – has troubling parallels to the Iraq-WMD certainty, often from the same people, writes James W Carden.
Category: Politics
Trump’s Iran-Bashing Distraction
Trump Veers Off Course with Iran Threats
The Trump administration has veered into dangerous territory with its threats against Iran, a threat to President Trump’s larger vision of a revamped international order, reports ex-British diplomat Alastair Crooke.
The Irony of Trump’s Immigration Ban
Trump’s Troubling First Days
Donald Trump’s presidency is off to a chaotic and troubling start with provocateur Steve Bannon pushing controversial policies and Trump closing ranks with the Right, say Bill Moyers and Michael Winship.
Dangers of Democratic Putin-Bashing
Trump’s Chaotic Management Style
Rising Resistance to Trump on Immigration
Trump Quiets Some Russian Doubts
Recalling ‘People’s Lawyer’ Leonard Weinglass
In many of the major social/political battles of the Twentieth Century, lawyer Leonard Weinglass defended activists facing government criminal charges, as a new book about his life recalls, writes Marjorie Cohn.