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Russian cyber effort to influence 2016 presidential election targeted African-Americans: report
Shira Tarlo
The campaign was reportedly run by businessman Yevgeny Prigozh, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin
Law professor Alan Dershowitz claims “lying to the FBI is not a crime” during appearance on Fox News
David Edwards
"The lie has to be material to the investigation," Dershowitz told Fox News host Bill Hemmer
Michael Flynn, the FBI and the far right’s latest nutbar conspiracy theory
Heather Digby Parton
Paranoids and bloviators on the right have a new fantasy: Flynn will be cleared — and somehow so will Donald Trump!
Greed and climate-change denial: Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
Carl Pope
At the climate summit in Poland, a revelation: Our nation stands with the petro-tyrants of Russia and Saudi Arabia
Theresa May and political sexism, Brexiteer-style
Stephan Richter
The hardcore Brexiteers are so keen on beating up on Theresa May for one primary reason — because she is a woman
News from the far side of nowhere: In a crippled world, all the news that’s fit to splint
Tom Engelhardt
America already preparing to sign off on 2018 in a blur of Trump
How where you’re born influences the person you become
Samuel Putnam, Masha A. Gartstein
In some societies, kids are taught that they’re in control of their own happiness — which makes them more indulgent
Why Green New Deal advocates should address militarism
Medea Benjamin, Alice Slater
The U.S. military is the largest institutional consumer of fossil fuels and the largest source of greenhouse gases
All Donald Trump wanted was to be president, and just look how it turned out!
Lucian K. Truscott IV
He just wanted to be president, and now look at him; Trump is going to be a defendant
Salon’s comments of the week: What’s “Hollywood’s best-disguised film noir”?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Our readers weigh in on the Russia investigation, workplace diversity and the darkest holiday tale
Michael Cohen claims Trump knew hush-money payments were wrong: “Don’t believe what he is saying”
Shira Tarlo
Cohen claimed his former boss directed him to break the law during the 2016 race Friday on "Good Morning America"
3 ways Facebook and other social media companies could clean up their acts — if they wanted to
Anthony M. Nadler, Matthew Crain
Under fire, but not without options
Why it’s so hard for most countries to be economically independent from the West
Justin Podur
Western countries insist both on “free trade” with poor countries and farm subsidies for themselves
Associates claim Flynn was in contact with Sergey Kislyak about “grand bargain” during 2016 campaign
Alex Henderson
Flynn was allegedly in touch with Kislyak not only after the 2016 election but during the race, as well
Russia probe expands to the Middle East: Robert Mueller reportedly looking at Trump’s ties to Saudis
Tom Boggioni
Mueller's team is preparing to tie the White House to Middle East operatives
Rudy Giuliani: Donald Trump’s legal team wants to “convince Mueller to wrap the damn thing up”
Shira Tarlo
"All [Mueller] can do is write a report," Giuliani said. ". . . So write the goddamned thing, and get it over with"
Human rights 70 years on: Important victories as well as major misses
Henning Melber
Human Rights Day might not be a reason for celebrations, but it's a useful reminder of what's been achieved
Kellyane Conway’s husband fact checks President Trump’s tweets
Travis Gettys
George Conway smacked down the president’s latest denial of criminal wrongdoing
Nominating a crony, loyalist or old buddy for attorney general is a U.S. presidential tradition
Austin Sarat
History is filled with examples of Attorney Generals who were friends and political supporters of the president
Maria Butina’s plea is the worst news ever for Trump
Lucian K. Truscott IV
What the Russian spy's guilty plea tells us about Trump’s chances of surviving Mueller's investigation
Michael Cohen, the former “fixer” for President Donald Trump, is sentenced to three years in prison
Shira Tarlo
Cohen's lawyers argued that their client, who cooperated with federal prosecutors, should not serve time in prison
Maria Butina’s boyfriend claimed he set up Trump-Russia NRA “conduit” as campaign funds flowed
Igor Derysh
Republican operative Paul Erickson claimed in an email he'd set up a private Russia-GOP channel through the NRA
Rudy Giuliani attended lobbying event for brutal African strongman seeking relief from sanctions
Matthew Chapman
Trump's attorney met with lobbyists from the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a reception at a DC hotel in July
Democrats have an impeachment dilemma
Cody Fenwick
History can be instructive in the case of Donald Trump
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