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Bill Hennessy / Reuters The Ultimate Betrayal of Paul Manafort
When Rick Gates turned against his former boss, he described a parallel ethical universe where lying and cheating were as comfortable as a well-tailored ostrich suit.
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Justin Metz How Trump Radicalized ICE
A long-running inferiority complex, vast statutory power, a chilling new directive from the top—inside America’s unfolding immigration tragedy
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Alex Brandon / AP A Hell of a Performance by Paul Manafort
The man who once made strongmen and oligarchs look good is now tasked with rehabilitating his own image before a jury.
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Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty Images This Is So Much Bigger Than Paul Manafort
With Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman on trial, America is reckoning with its very serious kleptocracy problem.
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AP The Greatest World Cup Fairy Tale of All Time
Croatia’s unlikely march through the tournament is like the story of a nation that managed to barely survive.
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Library of Congress The Death of the Public Square
Today’s most powerful companies are enemies of free expression.
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David Gray / Reuters The Annoying Genius Who Makes the World Cup Worth Watching
In defense of Brazil’s Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior—and all his antics
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Andrew Harnik / AP / The Atlantic The Astonishing Tale of the Man Mueller Just Indicted
One of the most shocking revelations from the special counsel’s investigation is the suggestion that Paul Manafort’s longtime aide is a pawn of Russian intelligence.
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Jim Bourg / Reuters Paul Manafort Loses His Cool
Special Counsel Robert Mueller says the longtime Trump associate tried to tamper with witnesses while awaiting trial on conspiracy and money-laundering charges.
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Kay Nietfeld / AFP / Getty Silicon Valley Falls to Earth
As Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg prepares to testify before Congress, the cultural attitude toward technology is dramatically shifting.
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Edmon de Haro The Era of Fake Video Begins
The digital manipulation of video may make the current era of “fake news” seem quaint.
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Daniel Leal-Olivas / Getty It’s Time to Regulate the Internet
Mark Zuckerberg might believe the world is better without privacy. He’s wrong.
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters Paul Manafort's Fate Is Sealed
For the past decade, Rick Gates was fiercely loyal to his risk-taking boss. Not anymore.
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Mark Peterson / Redux The Plot Against America
Decades before he ran the Trump campaign, Paul Manafort’s pursuit of foreign cash and shady deals laid the groundwork for the corruption of Washington.
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Stephen Lam / Reuters Facebook Finally Blinks
Mark Zuckerberg’s radical decision to reinvent the News Feed is a plea for mercy.
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James Lawler Duggan / Reuters Mueller's Investigation Is a Rebuke to Kleptocracy
Paul Manafort built a career trying to make corrupt regimes seem palatable.
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters Did Manafort Use Trump to Curry Favor With a Putin Ally?
Emails turned over to investigators detail the former campaign chair's efforts to please an oligarch tied to the Kremlin.
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James Gilleard When Silicon Valley Took Over Journalism
The pursuit of digital readership broke the New Republic—and an entire industry.
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Charlotte Delarue Why Liberalism Disappoints
Walter Lippmann, Randolph Bourne, and the enduring debate over the power of idealism
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Populism Will Save the Democrats
Franklin Foer argues the party needs a populist message to win back a majority.
