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M. Gessen

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He Was a Star in Russia’s Media World. Now He’s a Corporal in Ukraine’s Army.

He Was a Star in Russia’s Media World. Now He’s a Corporal in Ukraine’s Army.

On the ground in Kharkiv, the choices are starkly different.

25.08.2025 10

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A Brief Note on the Difference Between Negotiation and Extortion

A Brief Note on the Difference Between Negotiation and Extortion

And while we’re at it, let’s think about the phrase “land swap.”

19.08.2025 100

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Trump Is Doubling Down on Sanctions. Putin Is Laughing All the Way to Alaska.

There is something Putin cares about more than money.

13.08.2025 100

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Antisemitism Isn’t What People Think It Is

It may be time to rethink the tragic events in Washington and Boulder.

24.06.2025 60

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The Supreme Court Fails to See Transgender Teens

The retrenchment on transgender rights is fueled by fear: fear of the future, fear of unfamiliar concepts, fear of not knowing one’s child.

19.06.2025 20

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The Man Putin Couldn’t Kill

Putin had Christo Grozev in his sights. Grozev was way ahead of him.

02.06.2025 50

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Beware: We Are Entering a New Phase of the Trump Era

I’ve seen the signs before. I’m seeing them now.

28.05.2025 5

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This Is How Universities Can Escape Trump’s Trap, If They Dare

It’s been tried in other countries facing authoritarian crackdowns. It works.

14.04.2025 70

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Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has Arrived.

Those of us who seen secret police in action can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.

02.04.2025 750

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Trump Isn’t Just Attacking Trans People. He’s Denationalizing Them.

The message is that we are a threat to the nation. The subtext is that we are not of this nation.

17.03.2025 200

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Putin Is Ready to Carve Up the World. Trump Just Handed Him the Knife.

The talks about Ukraine were never just about Ukraine.

01.03.2025 400

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They Invented a New Language for War

The words of war and the war of words.

23.02.2025 30

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The Barrage of Trump’s Awful Ideas Is Doing Exactly What It’s Supposed To

Amid an onslaught of bad ideas, Democrats need to muster a better vision for the future.

15.02.2025 200

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The Chilling Consequences of Going Along With Trump

The voluntarily surrender of the public’s power is how autocracies are built.

09.02.2025 650

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I Spent Trump’s Inauguration in Ukraine. This Is What I Saw.

“And Panama!” a Ukrainian military analyst said. “What did calm, peaceful Panama do?”

23.01.2025 70

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The Supreme Court Just Gave Us a Bitter Taste of What’s Coming

Advertisement Supported by M. Gessen By M. Gessen Opinion Columnist Shortly before allowing reporters into the main chamber of the Supreme Court...

06.12.2024 3

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The Secret Behind America’s Moral Panic

Advertisement Supported by M. Gessen By M. Gessen Opinion Columnist In the wake of an election in which Donald Trump stoked fear about trans people...

22.11.2024 80

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This Is the Dark, Unspoken Promise of Trump’s Return

Advertisement Supported by M. Gessen By M. Gessen Opinion Columnist For those bewildered by why so many Americans apparently voted against the...

15.11.2024 300

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The Organizers Are Jewish. The Cause Is Palestinian. This College Won’t Be Hosting.

Advertisement Supported by M. Gessen By M. Gessen Opinion Columnist On the surface, this is a small story: A college canceled an event planned by a...

14.09.2024 40

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The Plan That Freed Evan Gershkovich Was Hatched Long Before His Arrest

Advertisement Supported by M. GESSEN By M. Gessen Opinion Columnist A few days ago, Russian political prisoners started vanishing from their prison...

02.08.2024 80

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