Regardless of how Trump extricates himself from the Iran mess, the biggest winner is Russia, with Bibi a close second.
Robert Kuttner
Robert Kuttner is co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect, and professor at Brandeis University’s Heller School. His latest book is Notes for Next Time: Surviving Tyranny, Redeeming America. Follow Bob at his site, robertkuttner.com, and on Twitter.
Antisemitism, Israel, and Jewish Identity
A tangled tale of Wikipedia and the perversion of the mission of the Anti-Defamation League
How to Tax Billionaires
The details are complicated. The politics should be simple.
Will Trump Attack Iran?
It’s a far less promising military gambit than Venezuela, but Trump today is more desperate for a distraction.
Trump’s Steady Loss of Support From Republicans and Courts
Every day’s headlines produce another Trump tantrum and more defections from House and Senate Republicans—and court decisions.
Resistance Comes to Higher Education
Trump’s threat to revoke universities’ accreditation meets a political and legal dead end.
The 2026 Elections: Resisting the Rigging
As Trump becomes more desperate, citizen resistance only grows.
Isolating ICE
Democrats offered a way out of the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, but Republicans refused to play. What now?
House Says No to Tariff Man
Speaker Mike Johnson can’t hold a united Republican caucus to support Trump’s unpopular and economically perverse tariffs.

