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It IS Happening Here
Trump’s autocratic project isn’t some threat on the horizon. It’s our current moment.
Addded Feb 26, 2025
Inside DOGE’s Dumbest Cut Yet
Last week’s hastily reversed firings at the National Nuclear Security Administration have left a reeling, rattled agency in their wake.
Addded Feb 21, 2025
The DOGE Brain Drain Has Begun
It’s not just jobs cut and agencies gutted. It’s the talent that will be lost for generations to come.
Addded Feb 19, 2025
Addded Feb 4, 2025
Move Fast and Break the Government
A blizzard of regulations; a power grab over federal funds; and the hollowing out of our nation’s public workforce. It’s just week two.
Addded Jan 28, 2025
David Lynch’s Twisted Love Letter to Los Angeles
Revisiting ‘Mulholland Drive’ in a city on fire.
Addded Jan 23, 2025
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times for Medicine in America
Our medical tools and techniques are rapidly improving but our system for delivering health care is a source of widespread frustration.
Addded Jan 10, 2025
Jan. 6th Rioters Claim They’re Like the Patriots of 1776. Here’s the Ugly Truth
They’re right that there are historical echoes-just not the ones they intend.
Addded Jan 6, 2025
The World’s Richest Man Wants to Burn It All Down
We knew Elon liked strategic acquisitions. We didn’t know the spines of House Republicans came quite so cheap.
Addded Dec 19, 2024
What It Took to Fix the Democratic Brand Last Time Around
Today’s solutions will be different-but there are lessons worth learning from the story of the Democratic Leadership Council.
Addded Dec 9, 2024
I Watched the Democratic Collapse in Florida. I Fear It’s Happening Nationally
It’s time for real structural changes in the party, not quick fixes. Here are a few.
Addded Dec 5, 2024
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The Curious Case of Tulsi Gabbard: Is She a Russian Asset or a Dupe?
On assets, espionage coups, and the future director of national intelligence.
Addded Nov 14, 2024
When You Thought He Couldn’t Sink Lower
Once more, with feeling: When Trump tells you who he is, believe him.
Addded Nov 1, 2024
Bezos, Trump, and the Failure of Democracy
We are witnessing a watershed moment. Democracy is failing because the rule of law has been broken. And everyone is about to realize it. All at once.
Addded Oct 28, 2024
Let’s Be Honest, Trump’s Running As a Fascist
A comprehensive look at recent speeches and interviews underscores just how dark the rhetoric has gotten.
Addded Oct 21, 2024
Republicans’ Closing Message: We Lie to You
Fear wasn’t enough, so they are campaigning on falsehoods.
Addded Oct 14, 2024
The Problem Isn’t Mark Robinson. It’s GOP Voters
Plus: Trump caves on a government shutdown in private conversation with Mike Johnson.
Addded Sep 25, 2024
How Trumpism Rots a Small City
In claiming to be a champion of the residents of Springfield, Ohio, Trump and his acolytes have ripped them apart.
Addded Sep 12, 2024
Addded Sep 11, 2024
Is This the Real Reason Trump Promises to Pardon Jan. 6th Convicts?
He should be asked about it at this week’s debate.
Addded Sep 10, 2024
Tucker Carlson and the Beer Hall Putz
The logical conclusion of the “redpill” mentality that’s increasingly prevalent on the right.
Addded Sep 9, 2024
Is Your MAGA Crypto Scam Authorized?
The only difference between Trump’s ‘official’ crypto rackets and the scams that imitate them is who gets the profits.
Addded Sep 5, 2024
Suddenly, the Election Is About Weird vs. Normal
Existential dread isn’t saving democracy. Maybe making the campaign a referendum on weirdness will work.
Addded Jul 30, 2024
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Turning Away from Originalism
Fellow justices reject Clarence Thomas’s “history and tradition” test.
Addded Jun 25, 2024
The People Who Bought Stock in Trump's Truth Social Are Very Angry
Not at Truth Social. They’re angry at the “dark pools” and “naked short sellers” who are preventing them from getting rich.
Addded Jun 10, 2024
Mrs. Alito Isn’t the Problem
Justice Alito lied to the media and to the public. His judicial integrity cannot be trusted. And he doesn’t care that you know it.
Addded Jun 1, 2024
Why Isn’t Biden Winning By 20 Points?
A complicated answer about partisanship in America.
Addded Apr 30, 2024
Addded Dec 23, 2023
A Time for Consequences
Trump and his supporters fought the law and the law, it seems, is winning.
Addded Sep 13, 2023
Addded Aug 14, 2023
Arnold Schwarzenegger Is No Hero
His recent authorized documentary tells a sanitized story. To learn the truth about this catch-and-kill pioneer, you’ll need to revisit some tabloids from 2001.
Addded Jun 26, 2023
Here Are Five Rules for the Media When They Cover Trump
This isn’t rocket science, people.
Addded May 12, 2023
The Colorado GOP’s Slow-Rolling MAGA Suicide
A MAGA lunatic who tried to legally add “Let’s Go Brandon” to his name now leads a decaying state party.
Addded Mar 13, 2023
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Addded Oct 13, 2022
Kara Swisher: Our Careless Oligarchs
Those billionaires who text Elon Musk don’t care what they break, Musk is tweeting about Ukraine because he loves attention, Peter Thiel doesn’t care that he’s a hypocrite, and Christian Walker needs a hug. Kara Swisher joins Charlie Sykes today.
Addded Oct 5, 2022