Trump’s Washington breathes new life into the military-industrial complex.
Entering a Golden Age for War Profiteers
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Is the World Order Collapsing?
Can the international community survive a head-on collision with Trump?
We’re Locking Up Innocent Immigrants and Calling It Justice
Shackling innocent people, denying them basic medical care, and forcing them to eat like animals isn’t “law and order.” It’s lawless.
How Stablecoins Are Reinventing Financial Hegemony
The Trump administration mistakenly believes that crypto can help maintain the dollar’s supremacy.
Trump’s About-Face on Ukraine
Trump thinks of himself as an unstoppable force. But Putin is an unmovable object who won’t be bullied because he is the ultimate bully.
North Korea’s Window on the World Is at Risk of Closing
The Trump administration is attacking funding for programs that get unfiltered information into — and out of — North Korea.
Torture Redux
The Trump administration revives institutionalized torture.
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.
Feeding the Warfare State
We lose, the weapons makers win.
Passage of Trump’s Budget Bill Will Be America’s Pyrrhic Victory
The “Big and Beautiful” bill leaves many behind.