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Michael A. Cohen

MSNBC Columnist

Michael A. Cohen is a columnist for MSNBC and a Senior Fellow and co-director of the Afghanistan Assumptions Project at the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. He writes the political newsletter Truth and Consequences. He has been a columnist at The Boston Globe, The Guardian and Foreign Policy, and he is the author of three books, the most recent being “Clear and Present Safety: The World Has Never Been Better and Why That Matters to Americans.”

Michael A. Cohen is a columnist for MSNBC and a Senior Fellow and co-director of the Afghanistan Assumptions Project at the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. He writes the political newsletter Truth and Consequences. He has been a columnist at The Boston Globe, The Guardian and Foreign Policy, and he is the author of three books, the most recent being “Clear and Present Safety: The World Has Never Been Better and Why That Matters to Americans.”

Latest from Michael A. Cohen

6d ago

Kamala Harris’ campaign didn’t ignore working class voters

There are a couple of problems with Bernie Sanders’ argument that Democrats have abandoned the working class. The most obvious and glaring is that it simply isn’t true.
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How an independent candidate put Nebraska Republicans on the ropes

Dan Osborn, an upstart independent challenger to Republican Sen. Deb Fischer, has a chance to pull off the most shocking upset of the 2024 campaign.
17d ago

The spirit of George Wallace was all over Trump’s MSG rally

The segregationist Alabama governor George Wallace held a rally at Madison Square Garden in 1968. It sounded a lot like former President Donald Trump’s.
23d ago

A new book exposes the absurdity of Mitch McConnell’s fealty to Trump

McConnell even expressed support for special prosecutor Jack Smith’s efforts to hold Trump responsible for his actions on Jan. 6.
27d ago

Why many Democrats find this presidential campaign uniquely unsettling

For many Democrats, Trump’s continued viability as a presidential candidate speaks to something more fundamental and concerning.
35d ago

Trump’s bromance with Putin grows more dangerous by the day

Reporting from Bob Woodward's new book paints a disturbing picture of the former president's relationship with the Russian strongman.
37d ago

Iran will regret its latest attack on Israel

Last week, Iran fired missiles directly at civilian areas of Tel Aviv — and sent millions of terrified Israelis into their safe rooms.
51d ago

Prosecutors say Marcellus Williams is innocent. He’s scheduled to be executed anyway.

Barring a last-minute intervention by Missouri’s governor or the courts, Marcellus Williams will be executed despite widespread doubts about his innocence.
59d ago

Trump and Vance think anti-immigrant hate is good politics. They’re mistaken.

The Trump-Vance campaign's anti-immigrant playbook has failed Republicans in recent elections.
64d ago

Harris’ debate victory could be unlike any other

Kamala Harris' performance against Donald Trump could be the exception to the rule that presidential debates don't matter.
86d ago

Biden’s greatest gift to Kamala Harris is a united Democratic Party

Eight years after the 2016 convention was riven with tension between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders supporters, none of those divisions are evident this week.
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