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Marjorie Cohn is professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law where she taught for 25 years. The former president of the National Lawyers Guild and criminal defense attorney is a legal scholar and political analyst who writes books and articles, and lectures throughout the world about human rights, US foreign policy, and the contradiction between the two. She has testified before Congress and debated the legality of the war in Afghanistan at the prestigious Oxford Union. Her columns appear on Truthout, HuffPost, Salon, Jurist, Truthdig, Portside, CommonDreams and Consortium News, and she has provided commentary for CBS News, BBC, MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, NPR and Pacifica Radio.

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February 16, 2019

Trump Moves the World Closer to “Doomsday”

In 1987, the United States and the Soviet Union adopted the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) in an effort to eliminate missiles on hair-trigger alert for nuclear war due to their short flight times. It was the first time the two countries agreed to destroy nuclear weapons. That treaty outlawed nearly 2,700 ballistic or land-based cruise missiles with a range of roughly 300 to 3,000 miles.

The Trump administration thought nothing of pulling out of the INF. On February 2, the United States suspended its obligations under the treaty, starting a dangerous chain reaction that brings us closer to nuclear war. Russia followed suit and pulled out of the treaty the next day.

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February 3, 2019

The US Is Orchestrating a Coup in Venezuela

January 26, 2019

Michelle Alexander Is Right About Israel-Palestine

January 19, 2019

William Barr Will Be a Loyal Foot Soldier in King Trump’s Army

January 11, 2019

If Trump Declares a National Emergency, He’ll Be Breaking the Law

January 7, 2019

As Trump Orders US Out of Afghanistan, Notorious CIA-Backed Units Will Remain

December 30, 2018

School Employee Sues District for Israel Loyalty Oath in Contract

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