democracy and dictatorship, Russia and Ukraine, America and Europe, local and global, past and present
Staff Writer at the Atlantic. Senior Fellow at the SNF Agora Institute, Johns Hopkins University. Author of Autocracy, Inc and Twilight of Democracy, as well as three books on the history of communism: Gulag, Iron Curtain, and Red Famine.
Texts written by Mikhail Zygar, Russian author, journalist and criminal (according to Putin's regime)
A war correspondent's open notebook, reporting live from Kyiv. Human stories that illustrate whatโs happening during the war in Ukraine, and elsewhere on the frontlines for democracy. Issues 3x a week!
Expert commentary from a 30-year veteran of US politics. Here at Hopium we work on strategies to defeat MAGA, tell our story more effectively, and ensure freedom and democracy prevail. Expect sharp analysis, live events, and all sorts of Hopium!
Wandering around an infinitely complex, ever changing world.