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The Emperor Has No Clothes

The Emperor Has No Clothes The Emperor Has No Clothes

It's the beginning of Trump's second term; the chaos starts now.

Jan 27, 2025 / OppArt / Robin McCarthy

President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address from the Oval Office on January 15.

Joe Biden’s Indictment Joe Biden’s Indictment

The former president’s unexpectedly powerful farewell address rightly condemned the very oligarchy he empowered.

Jan 27, 2025 / Jeet Heer

President Donald Trump and Linda McMahon, now his nominee for education secretary, at Mar-a-Lago in 2019.

Fixing the Student Loan Crisis Starts With Defending the Department of Education Fixing the Student Loan Crisis Starts With Defending the Department of Education

Borrowers stand to lose more than they could ever gain if the department is shut down.

Jan 24, 2025 / StudentNation / Sabrina Cereceres

President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House on January 15, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Biden Was a Remarkably Consequential One-Term President Biden Was a Remarkably Consequential One-Term President

Inheriting a post-pandemic economy, Biden orchestrated the best recovery in the industrial world.

Jan 23, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A sign on the door of a Walgreens refrigerator in Queens, New York.

Why Won’t the Federal Government Reimburse People Whose Food Stamps Are Stolen? Why Won’t the Federal Government Reimburse People Whose Food Stamps Are Stolen?

The disastrous consequences for working-class families.

Jan 22, 2025 / Devon Gray

Trump’s Inauguration Revealed Whom He Really Serves: the Billionaires and the Crypto Bros

Trump’s Inauguration Revealed Whom He Really Serves: the Billionaires and the Crypto Bros Trump’s Inauguration Revealed Whom He Really Serves: the Billionaires and the Crypto Bros

In front of Trump stood a handful of CEOs whose combined wealth topped $1.2 trillion. They and the crypto scammers are the true beneficiaries of Trump’s second term.

Jan 20, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office during the 60th Presidential Inauguration, in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.

Trump’s Supposed Unity Message Is a Gloating Threat of MAGA Triumphant Trump’s Supposed Unity Message Is a Gloating Threat of MAGA Triumphant

The new president uses shock and awe to claim a mandate over demoralized Democrats.

Jan 20, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the steps of the State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 25, 1965.

In 2025, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Economic Populism Is More Relevant Than Ever In 2025, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Economic Populism Is More Relevant Than Ever

The political media calls Trump a “populist.” But as Dr. King made clear in a 1965 speech, American populism was a movement against everything Trump stands for.

Jan 20, 2025 / Malaika Jabali

Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing with his attorney Todd Blanche on January 10, 2025.

Despite Trump’s Felony Conviction, Prosecutorial Liberalism Has Failed Despite Trump’s Felony Conviction, Prosecutorial Liberalism Has Failed

When voters are consumed with anti-system rage, a criminal rap sheet is no barrier to high office.

Jan 13, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Junior at the dawn of revelation.

Jan 9, 2025

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