When MGM — and the FBI — Chased ‘The Father of the Atomic Bomb’
Reading Time: 7 minutes Excerpt from new book on how President Harry Truman, the FBI, and Hollywood corrupted what was to be an idealistic anti-bomb movie into… pro-bomb propaganda.
Two Visions of America
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s Trump’s vision — not that of the protesters — that threatens American democracy.
Trump Loses, Remains President?
Reading Time: 18 minutes A former US senator looks at how Trump might lose the election — and still remain in power.
A Daughter Seeks the Truth About Her Father, Espionage, and Oil
Reading Time: 6 minutes Charlotte Dennett’s latest book explores America’s early intelligence forays into the Middle East.
A Murderous Evening in the Old South
Reading Time: 3 minutes A hair-raising story about a “kindly” white racist.
Enough With the Fireworks Already
Reading Time: 4 minutes Given the recent succession of one crisis after another, the nation could pause this Fourth of July for a bit of calm reflection.
Russian Bounties: What Did the President Know and When Did He Know it?
Reading Time: 4 minutes A former senior Pentagon intelligence official questions how the Trump administration handled internal reports that Russia paid bounties to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan.
In Politics, K-Pop Fans Turn Up the Volume
Reading Time: 5 minutes Folk and rock fans drove the peace movement of the 1960s; can K-pop stans help stop Trump?
The Arrogance of Power: Bill Barr and the Ghost of John Mitchell
Reading Time: 11 minutes The Hall of Shame for attorneys general is getting a new member, who almost daily conquers new heights in the art of dissembling.
More Red States Mulling Green Light for Medicaid Expansion
Reading Time: 6 minutes Pandemic concerns — and ballot initiatives — are changing minds in holdout states.