It’s the beginning of a new era in Washington – and Putin is responsible | Robert Reich

There has been a quiet understanding that we're on the brink of a new cold war, potentially even a hot one - which requires that we join together to survive

I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest something that would have seemed utter nonsense as late as a month ago: I'm seeing the stirrings in Washington of a new era of ... I'm not sure what to call it. Unity" is way too strong. Bipartisanship" is premature. De-partisanship" is too clunky.

But something new seems to be happening, and Vladimir Putin is responsible.