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The Scandal of Vast Inequality in Retirement Pay

by Lawrence Wittner

It wasn’t always this way.

The High Cost of Vladimir Putin’s Adventurism in the Middle East

by Brian Glyn Williams

The death of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey is further blowback for Putin’s policy of reckless interventionism.

The Rightwing Media Publication that Deeply Influenced Ronald Reagan

by Laurence Jurdem

It was “Human Events.” Is Breitbart serving the same role for Donald Trump?

Why It’s Time to Dust Off John Mitchell’s Quote: “Watch What We Do, Not What We Say”

by Aaron S. Brown

External circumstances and political calculations have a way of rerouting presidencies into uncharted territory.

Donald Trump’s Complaining that He Was Named “Person” of the Year.

by Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz

And damn it. He wants to be Man of the Year!

Trump’s Gambit with Taiwan Is a Monumental Blunder

by Andrew Meyer

If Mr. Trump insists on calling Beijing's bluff he will quickly find that they are not bluffing. War could result.

Can Donald Trump Profit from Businesses with Connections to Foreign Governments Once He’s President?

by Lawrence A. Peskin

Some suggest he’d be in violation of the Emoluments Clause in the Constitution. They’re wrong.

Trump’s Election Isn’t the Worst of It

by Tom Clifford

Around the globe there are signs of a resurgent fascism.

Don’t bet on Obama Pardoning Snowden or Anybody Else You May Have Heard of

by Jeffrey Crouch

But he’s broken new ground in commuting the sentences of crack cocaine users. It’s one legacy Trump can’t overturn.

How the Electoral College Protected Slavery

by Paul Finkelman

It is now time to rid ourselves of the last constitutional vestige of the peculiar institution: the Electoral College.

The Electoral College System Gone Mad

by Ronald L. Feinman

Maybe nothing can be done to dismantle the Electoral College, but it won’t matter over the long term.

Putin Is Doing to Aleppo What He Did to Grozny: Flatten the Place

by Brian Glyn Williams

Both times he acted, he said, to save the world from terrorists. It wasn’t true then and isn’t true now.

Trump’s Got No Mandate

by Ronald L. Feinman

He not only badly lost the popular vote, he did this in an election where there was no major third party candidate to blame for his receiving a low total. This is unprecedented.

Shoe on Other Foot Department: Now a Foreign Government Is Interfering in Our Elections

by John Dickson

But Trump won’t admit it?

How One of the Great Charity Rainmakers of All Time Raised Money

by Robert E. Wright

His name was Edward Everett. And he practically invented the techniques we still use today.

Thinking About Moving to Mexico to Escape the Political Climate? You Wouldn't Be the First.

by Lisa Pinley Covert

In the past Americans have crossed the southern border in pursuit of dreams that eluded them in the states due to repression, intolerance, and economic insecurity.

The High Stakes in the History Wars in Israel

by Daniel Gordis

And how one historian confronted them when writing a history of Israel.

Is Yoga an Example of Cultural Appropriation?

by Jim Stempel

Some misguided students think it is. They’re wrong.

Trump’s Cabinet Picks Break with a Tradition Going Back to George Washington (Does He Realize This?)

by Lindsay M. Chervinsky

Since George Washington’s day, presidents have sought balance in their selections. Not Trump.

Hillary Was More Abigail Adams than Eleanor Roosevelt. That May Have Cost Her the Election.

by Wallace Hettle

Like Abigail, who speculated in war bonds, she grew rich.