How America Can Avoid Becoming Russia
Political pressure must be brought to bear—through the courts, the press, and the states, but also applied to legislators while they still have any power left.
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Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic The Putinization of America
Trump’s deference to the Russian dictator has become full-blown imitation.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. How the West Propped Up Putin
I fought for democracy in Russia. I didn’t expect the leaders of the so-called free world to undermine me.
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