On Sunday’s Face the Nation, Sen. Rand Paul was asked about President Trump’s accusation that President Obama ordered the NSA to wiretap his calls. The Kentucky senator expressed skepticism about the mechanics of Trump’s specific charge, saying: “I doubt that… Read More ›
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Trump’s Use of Navy SEAL’s Wife Highlights All the Key Ingredients of U.S. War Propaganda
During his Tuesday night address to the U.S. Congress, President Trump paid tribute to Ryan Owens, the Navy SEAL killed in the January commando raid in Yemen that Trump ordered. As he did so, television cameras focused for almost four full… Read More ›
The New Yorker’s Big Cover Story Reveals Five Uncomfortable Truths About U.S. and Russia
The New Yorker is aggressively touting its 13,000-word cover story on Russia and Trump that was bylined by three writers, including the magazine’s editor-in-chief, David Remnick. Beginning with its cover image menacingly featuring Putin, Trump and the magazine’s title in… Read More ›
Retórica leviana anti-Rússia vem da antiga cartilha do macartismo
Para aspirantes a jornalistas, historiadores e cidadãos politicamente engajados, não há nada melhor que investir seu tempo na leitura aleatória dos boletins informativos de I.F. Stone, jornalista destemido e independente da época da Guerra Fria que se tornou, a meu… Read More ›
Key Question About DNC Race: Why Did Obama White House Recruit Perez to Run Against Ellison?
Members of the Democratic National Committee will meet on Saturday to choose their new chair, replacing the disgraced interim chair Donna Brazile, who replaced the disgraced five-year chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Even though the outcome is extremely unlikely to change… Read More ›
The Increasingly Unhinged Russia Rhetoric Comes From a Long-Standing U.S. Playbook
For aspiring journalists, historians, or politically engaged citizens, there are few more productive uses of one’s time than randomly reading through the newsletters of I.F. Stone, the intrepid and independent journalist of the Cold War era who became, in my view, the… Read More ›
The Leakers Who Exposed Gen. Flynn’s Lie Committed Serious — and Wholly Justified — Felonies
President Trump’s national security adviser, Gen. Michael Flynn, was forced to resign on Monday night as a result of getting caught lying about whether he discussed sanctions in a December telephone call with a Russian diplomat. The only reason the public… Read More ›
Ao escolher Moraes para o STF, Temer está cumprindo a trama de Jucá
A grande maioria dos escândalos durante a Presidência de Michel Temer pode ser entendida a partir de um evento crítico: a divulgação da gravação em que seu aliado mais próximo, Romero Jucá (PMDB/RR), secretamente descrevia o “pacto nacional” para interromper… Read More ›
A Same-Sex Couple Set Out to Adopt a Child. They Ended Up With Three.
When Alexandre Louzada and Francisco David decided that they wanted to adopt a child, they had only a small number of specific preferences. The couple wanted a child no older than 6 years of age. They were willing to adopt a child… Read More ›
Nova vice-diretora da CIA geria instalação clandestina de tortura na Tailândia
Em maio de 2013, a reportagem de Greg Miller, jornalista do Washington Post, contou que a chefe do serviço clandestino da CIA estava sendo afastada de seu posto pelo então diretor do órgão, John Brennan, devido a uma “reorganização na… Read More ›