The Trump administration is attacking funding for programs that get unfiltered information into — and out of — North Korea.
North Korea’s Window on the World Is at Risk of Closing
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Democracy & Governance
Learning the Right Lessons from Britain’s Response to 7/7
A security-first approach ultimately leads to greater insecurity.
A New Far-Right American Party?
Elon Musk has disrupted Silicon Valley, the electric car industry, and the U.S. government. His next target: democracy itself.
Bukele: Does the Strongman Show Weakness When Imprisoning Critics?
The Salvadoran leader tolerates no dissent.
Passage of Trump’s Budget Bill Will Be America’s Pyrrhic Victory
The “Big and Beautiful” bill leaves many behind.
Approaching the End of Liberal Internationalism
Will America ever rejoin the international community?
Martial Law in the United States
In South Korea, martial law was undone by public protest. In the United States, Trump will reverse the equation and use martial law to overcome public protest.
To Defeat Trump’s Fascism, We Must Confront Militarism
The times call for more explicit links between militarism and rising fascism and a blueprint for reversing this threat.
War at the Top
Musk vs Trump would make a great opera–or cage match–but it also reveals the limits of corruption.
We Have a Choice: Weapons and War, or Food and Health Care?
President Trump’s “big brutal bill” slashes SNAP and Medicaid to enrich private prison and military contractor CEOs.