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'Surviving Autocracy' author Masha Gessen on Trump's casual racism, how his incompetence prevents accountability, and the institutions that failed us
The Trump project aims to "take American identity to an imaginary past," National Book Award winner…
Anthony L. Fisher
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Russia historians say the Tucker Carlson interview solidified one thing about Putin — he's off the rails
Meanwhile, US senators are working to advance a bill that would provide aid to Ukraine and Israel, …
Erin Snodgrass,Kelsey Vlamis
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Jeffrey Toobin returns to CNN and apologizes for his 'moronic' behavior 7 months after Zoom masturbation incident
Toobin, CNN's chief legal analyst, went on leave from the network after exposing himself to his for…
Grace Panetta
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The New Yorker reportedly suspends Jeffrey Toobin for exposing himself during a Zoom call with coworkers
"I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off-camera," Toobin said. "I apologize to…
John L. Dorman
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Trump is an incompetent, conspiracy-theory-pushing liar who puts Americans' lives at risk
President Donald Trump lied to the US early in its coronavirus outbreak. Now his flirtations with Q…
Anthony L. Fisher
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Fully vaccinated people who got COVID-19 describe their mild symptoms, and their relief that they'd gotten a shot
Karlee Camme, 24, was not sick enough to suspect she had COVID-19 after getting fully vaccinated. S…
Andrea Michelson
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Trump's cynical plan to provoke chaos in America's cities is working
Sending in federal agents has made situations like Portland, Austin, and Seattle worse. This doesn'…
David Plotz,Henry Blodget,Lin…
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The debate over masks is not a 'culture war,' stop calling it that
Trump's refusal to wear a mask was an attempt to impose his delusion that the coronavirus would dis…
Linette Lopez
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Don't let Cuomo hide from his coronavirus nursing-home disaster
Andrew Cuomo doesn't want an independent investigation into his coronavirus response. That's exactl…
Anthony L. Fisher
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Trump is going to say wild and stupid things to distract voters. Ignore him.
The US and the world are worse off because Donald Trump has been president. That's the only thing t…
Anthony L. Fisher
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The best theory for explaining the mysterious death of Putin's mentor
Local journalists soon picked up on some odd circumstances surrounding Sobchak's death. Chief among…
Masha Gessen, Contributor
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Gay Russian Journalist Says That The Situation In Russia Is Getting So Bad That She Has To Leave
Gessen, a Russian-American, moved to Moscow in 1991, and has seen the evolution of LGBT rights in t…
Adam Taylor
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The assassination of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani could be Trump's Chernobyl moment
Trump may be able to obstruct Congress' quest to determine whether there was a "real and imminent t…
Linette Lopez
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Riotous Assembly
Ms Gessen is a journalist and author with dual Russian and American nationality. She is in a same-s…
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Where are the so-called 'constitutional conservatives'?
Trump is attacking the USPS, undermining the Census, and subverting the government But so-called "c…
David Plotz,Linette Lopez,Ant…
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Putin's Next Move Could Make Eastern Europe Explode
Kasparov speculated Putin may try to push NATO by employing some of the same tactics he used in Cri…
Brett LoGiurato
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Putin's Next Move Could Make Eastern Europe Explode
For his part, Kasparov speculated Putin may try to push NATO by employing some of the same tactics …
Brett LoGiurato
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'Twilight of Democracy' author Anne Applebaum on the rise of authoritarianism, the dangerous power of conspiracy theories, and why she signed the 'Harper's letter'
Pulitzer Prize-winner Anne Applebaum witnessed first-hand the fall of communism, decline of democra…
Anthony L. Fisher
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Putin's Ukraine Strategy Is Straight Out Of 'Game Of Thrones'
Because of this, Putin is betting European countries big and small - from Germany and France to the…
Brett LoGiurato
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'Hatemonger' author Jean Guerrero on Stephen Miller, white nationalism, and performative cruelty
Jean Guerrero talks about her new book on Stephen Miller, the architect of Trump's immigration agen…