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The Cold War Ides of March
TheNation | Stephen F. Cohen | 03/20/19

Heedless of the consequences, or perhaps welcoming them, America's Cold Warriors and their media platforms have recently escalated their rhetoric against Russia, especially in March. Anyone who has lived through or studied the preceding 40-year Cold War will recognize the ominous echoes of its most dangerous periods, when actual war was on the horizon or a policy option. Here are only a few random but representative examples:

In a March 8 - Washington Post opinion article, two American professors, neither with any apparent substantive knowledge of Russia or Cold War history, warned that the Kremlin is trying "to undermine our trust in the institutions that sustain a strong nation and a strong democracy. The media, science, academia and the electoral process are all regular targets." Decades ago, J. Edgar Hoover, the policeman of that Cold War, said the same, indeed made it an operational doctrine. ... Read more

Radical White Terrorism
TheIntercept | Jeromy Scahill | 03/20/19

THE THREAT OF violent "white power" terrorism is real. This week on Intercepted: In the aftermath of the massacre of 50 children and adults at two mosques in New Zealand, two Muslim journalists discuss Islamophobia, the mainstreaming of anti-Muslim bigotry, and the motive of the shooter. Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik talks about the "ghoulish routine" in the media and among politicians that increasingly emerges in the aftermath of massacres of Muslims by white supremacists. The Intercept's Murtaza Hussain explains why, as a nonwhite Western Muslim, he felt compelled to analyze the "manifesto" of the shooter. He argues that the shooter's "writings reflect a worldview that is not just confined to the dark corners of the internet but is openly expressed in media and politics." University of Chicago historian Kathleen Belew, author of "Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America," discusses the history of white power movements and why she draws a distinction between white power and white supremacy. She also rejects the label "lone wolf" for the perpetrators of these massacres and argues that they are united in their heinous cause. ... Read more
Intercepted Podcast: Radical White Terrorism | TheIntercept | 03/20/19 | 1hr

Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Trump, Islamophobia, and His Presidential Bid
TheIntercep | author | 03/21/19

WHEN MAYOR PETE BUTTIGIEG launched his presidential exploratory committee in January, the general reaction was: Who? The mayorship of South Bend, Indiana, with a population of 100,000, is not a traditional launchpad to the nation's highest office, and most saw little reason to credit his longshot bid. But recently Buttigieg has turned heads with a slate of radical political reform proposals, including expanding the Supreme Court and eliminating the Electoral College, that may help differentiate him from the crowd. He also earned plaudits for a statement addressed to the South Bend Muslim community issued in the wake of the Christchurch, New Zealand mosque shootings which contrasted sharply with President Trump's equivocations on the subject of Islamophobia and white nationalism. "Mayor Pete" joins Mehdi Hasan on this week's Deconstructed to talk about his path to the White House. Intercept's D.C. bureau chief Ryan Grim follows with thoughts on an increasingly crowded Democratic field. ... Read more
Deconstructed Podcast: Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Trump, Islamophobia, and His Presidential Bid | TheIntercept | 03/21/19 | 1hr