Paul Sonne

national security reporter at The Washington Post

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Moscow correspondent for the Wall Street Journal

Paul Sonne on KCRW

Novaya Gazeta is one of the last vestiges of independent journalism operating in Russia.

Newspaper Novaya Gazeta isn’t controlled by Kremlin. How it’s sharing truth about Ukraine

Novaya Gazeta is one of the last vestiges of independent journalism operating in Russia.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A year ago, we took our seats for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Sochi, One Year Later

A year ago, we took our seats for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

With Russian-backed separatists advancing in Ukraine, there’s pressure on the Obama Administration to provide the government with weapons sophisticated enough to strike back…

US Considers “Lethal Aid” to Ukraine Forces

With Russian-backed separatists advancing in Ukraine, there’s pressure on the Obama Administration to provide the government with weapons sophisticated enough to strike back…

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An audio folk story examining the tradition of Black watermelon long-haulers, who drive to farms in the South for watermelon and sell them in Black neighborhoods around the US.

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The CIA’s destructive role in world politics since the end of World War II as a secret rogue spy agency controlled by unelected intelligence officers has become so ubiquitous that it…

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In the midst of election season, conversations revolving around the levers of power become more frequent, and in the case of a U.S.

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The recent hurricanes unleashed a storm of conspiracies. Could Omaha voters decide the nation’s fate? Plus, an indie newsletter saved a politically divided marriage.

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Israel and its lobby today try to conflate the state with Jews around the world, that it speaks for Jews and encompasses the entire diaspora.

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Amidst the hype, excitement and nervousness of the election, the bigger picture of what the United States is and how it operates often gets lost on people.

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