soviet union
We've survived a disturbingly long list of nuclear near-misses.
During the Cold War, U.S. foreign service officers cleaned embassy bathrooms and unloaded trucks.
U.S. senator said nationalized healthcare is like forced labor camps.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Slowly, seemingly inexorably, the U.S. is becoming more like the former Soviet Union.
"Our planet is full of filth and sick humans," the owner said.
Protesters brandished banners that read "my house is my castle".
For a president already inclined to conspiracy theories, relying on raw intelligence risks feeding Stalin-style paranoia.
