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How Trump is Using the 2020 Election Playbook to Sell the Iran Agreement
A conversation with journalist Frida Ghitis about how the U.S. president is again claiming a great victory when he lost
 • Luke Johnson and Frida Ghitis
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Does Trump Actually Have a Deal with Iran?
A video update to yesterday's post
 • Luke Johnson
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Trump Wanted Iran's 'UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.' He's About to Settle for Much Less.
The emerging MOU offers little more than a cessation of hostilities for a war that has achieved none of its goals
 • Luke Johnson
The Dispensable Nation
Trump is quickly losing control over events in the Middle East.
 • Luke Johnson
Can We Have Democracy With Screens?
Watch now | A conversation with "Screen People" author Megan Garber, who writes how smartphones have turned us into passive consumers of politics
 • Luke Johnson
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Trump's 'Peace is at Hand' Moment
Why a 'largely negotiated' deal is on the ropes
 • Luke Johnson
Trump's Corruption is Different This Time. Will Americans Care?
The U.S. president is proposing to use taxpayer money to reward allies as the economic picture darkens
 • Luke Johnson
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