Tag: foreign policy
Trump’s enablers should be shamed out of public life
The evidence is in: The "adults in the room" at the White House have enabled Trump's worst impulses, not checked them.
Trump is signaling an unprecedented right turn on foreign policy
From his feud with Bob Corker to his plans to renege on the Iran deal, Trump's mood swings mean a dangerous new era of foreign policy.
Bernie Sanders isn’t just anti-capitalist. Now he’s a voice against militarism,...
Sanders has at last revealed himself to be an American leader articulating a new and largely peaceable foreign policy.
Bernie Sanders opens a new foreign-policy debate
The most popular politician in America has now taken on the failed establishment consensus on national security as well as establishment domestic policy.
The president is a Ponzi scheme
Here and abroad, Trump's wealthy backers understand that his populist rhetoric is a masquerade.
Can Trump actually cut (good) deals on diplomacy?
From North Korea to Russia to the Middle East, there's no shortage of deal-making needed. But beware the fine print of anything with Trump's insignia.
London mayor urges Britain to disinvite Trump
It is hard to see how Trump’s drunk uncle night time Twitter rants are not hurting the United States and its soft power in diplomacy.
What foreign policy will new French president pursue in the Middle...
Macron favors continued French intervention in West Africa and Mali in order to “eradicate the threat at its origin.”
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Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.
Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law
Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.
Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight
Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.
Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated
The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.
Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians and leaving bodies to rot
Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.