An era of autocracy looms.
Trump’s Cabinet is looking increasingly like a team of plutocrats.
North Korea will pose an immediate challenge to the Trump administration.
Look at Russia to see the economic consequences of ruling by whim, not law.
Donald Trump connected to working-class whites’ angst on an emotional level.
There’s often a false choice between saving taxpayers money on the one hand and helping poor little old ladies on the other.
The Pentagon hopes for a smooth handoff on plans for advanced technology that could offset Russian and Chinese military gains.
They still live under a regime tailored by the Castro clan — communist and exclusionary.
In the general chaos, the loudest, clearest and most convincing voices are the most radical.
Can the new administration succeed where others have failed?
In South Africa, Cuba fought apartheid. In the rest of the continent, Fidel’s best friend was an Ethiopian tyrant.
In the wake of the 2016 election, the party risks leaping from complacency to panic.
François Fillon, the new leader of the center-right party, may be the only option to defeat Marine Le Pen’s National Front.
Moscow’s agents are implicated in two dangerous plots in Eastern Europe.
Trump’s intervention does not make for a sustainable manufacturing industry.
The transit agency’s boss, Paul Wiedefeld, has a plan. It’ll be a long haul.
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We need a president who can stand up to big corporations, not fold to their demands.
The whole system is set up so the president — and only the president — can decide when to launch.
You thought Trump's conversation with the president of Pakistan was unbelievable? Wait until you hear what he said to these leaders!
Trump's Carrier plant play appears to have saved some good jobs and it's very smart politics. But it's not how we'll offset the downsides of globalization.
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It’s more than a waste product. It’s what keeps us human
The whole system is set up so the president — and only the president — can decide when to launch.
Appointing too many former brass could undermine civilian control of the military.
Hate crimes on campus have made me afraid, and the university isn’t helping
The current system favors those with strong ties to political parties.
The theater is and must remain a place to exercise our right to free speech.
Before Metro can fix its funding, service and operations problems, we have to fix its governance.
As D.C. searches for a police chief and chancellor, it should engage the community.
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