On everything from climate to trade to the international order itself, the failure of the White House’s powers of persuasion were on full display at the G20.
‘Get Me Outta Here’: Trump Turns the G20 into the G19
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The Case Against WikiLeaks Is a Crisis for the First Amendment
The Trump administration once celebrated WikiLeaks. Now it wants to prosecute Julian Assange simply for publishing things it doesn’t like. That’s a threat to all journalists.
Trump’s Only Election Strategy Was Racism
Republicans can only win by racial gerrymandering and voter suppression. And Trump can only win by using fear and racism.
A Letter to Brazil, from a Friend Living Under Duterte
Brazil is on the verge of electing a Duterte-style fascist. What can the left do?
What’s Missing from Bernie Sanders’ ‘Progressive International’
To challenge fascists and weak-tea liberals, Sanders has called for a Progressive International… but it’s not very international.
Journalists Are Calling Trump’s Caravan Claims ‘Evidence-Free.’ It’s Worse Than That.
Reporters know the president is telling racist lies to rile up his base. Why won’t they just say that?
Inequality Is Both a Feature and a Driver of Bolsonaro’s Rise in Brazil
The far-right Brazilian front-runner is attempting to mask his fascist platform by leaning into a recently-adopted free-market agenda.
Assassins Without Borders
Saudi Arabia’s apparent assassination of Jamal Khashoggi might have taken inspiration from Russia and North Korea — or Israel and the United States.
Why Is the Radical Right Still Winning?
What that Protestant Reformation can teach us about the durability of far-right movements — and the order they seek to replace.
#MeToo Goes Global
The U.S. isn’t the only country where women are lining up to burn down the (frat) house.