How Stephen F. Cohen became the most controversial Russia expert in America. By “Tailgunner” Jordan Michael Smith.

I bought a $200 ticket to Hillary Clinton's book event. All I got was her aggrieved fingerpointing. By Matthew Walther.

As part of her ongoing “Thank God You Didn’t Elect Me” tour, Hillary Clinton made her debut on Australian television last night... By Caitlin Johnstone. (Oct. 16, 2017)

This isn't the first time a capitalist model designed to maximize profit failed us socially, but it might be the first time such a failure is sanctioned by the constitution. By Roger Sollenberger.

A warning from the Senate Intelligence Committee has vulnerable lawmakers fretting about election security. By Kyle Cheney, Elana Schor, Cory Bennett.

One fundamental issue with models is that they do not cope well with change, such as the kind that happens in an election race, or, for that matter, a war. By Andrew Cockburn.

From accusations of Trump campaign collusion to Russian Facebook ad buys, the media has substituted hype for evidence. By Aaron Maté.

When Cold War philosophy tied rational choice theory to scientific method, it embedded the free-market mindset in US society. By John McCumber.

The investigation brought indictments and convictions — but Reagan weathered the storm. By Nicole Hemmer.

Polemicists, conspiracists, and outright fabulists are feeding an alternative media landscape—where the implausibility of a claim is no bar to its acceptance. By McKay Coppins.

A founding Russia-gate myth is that all 17 U.S. intelligence agencies agreed that Russia hacked into and distributed Democratic emails, a falsehood that The New York Times has belatedly retracted, reports Robert Parry.

Jimmy Dore interviews Norman Solomon on his recent article, “Russiagate: When Progressives Sound Like Demagogues.”

The Washington Post has been one of the two main establishment papers in the U.S. for a while. But it’s gotten ridiculously pro-intelligence community in the last couple of years...

Democrats have [seemingly lately] always prided themselves on being a voice of political sanity. So why has Trump’s election turned the left into a breeding ground for conspiracy theories? By Colin Dickey.

Clinton, who has grown increasingly public in recent weeks, appears ready to drive the bus again. But do we have to be the passengers? By T.A. Frank.

There is no known crime at the heart of the Trump-Russia affair, and no crime has yet been even credibly alleged in President Trump’s involvement in the investigation. By Daniel McCarthy.

Frank Lloyd Wright once boasted that he didn’t design his buildings to last for more than a century. It’s not something you hear from many architects. Then again it was true. By Jeffrey St. Clair.

The document allegedly leaked by whistleblower Reality Winner reinforces assertions made by President Trump that the Russia story is fake news. By Scott Ritter.

Jump into your time machine and let me transport you back to another age. By William Astore.

Why the Democrats are making a big mistake by obsessing over Russia. By Matt Latimer.