Politics
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Trump’s Phony Trade Wars Are Evidence of American Imperial Decline Trump’s Phony Trade Wars Are Evidence of American Imperial Decline
President’s bullying of allies yields symbolic results—but betrays substantive weakness.
Mobilizing Against Trump in Week 3 Mobilizing Against Trump in Week 3
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Rebecca Solnit and Leah Greenberg talk strategy, tactics, and the big picture.
Cassidy Caves to MAGA Threats Cassidy Caves to MAGA Threats
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State Politics
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Measures to allow local noncitizen voting failed in the last election, but that hasn’t always been the case throughout American history.
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It’s time to challenge the Democrats’ “business model.”
These Progressives Will Guide Us Through the Darkness These Progressives Will Guide Us Through the Darkness
Without a doubt, 2025 is going to be tough—but these visionaries give us hope in this uncertain time.
The Right
Trump’s Phony Trade Wars Are Evidence of American Imperial Decline Trump’s Phony Trade Wars Are Evidence of American Imperial Decline
President’s bullying of allies yields symbolic results—but betrays substantive weakness.
What the Neocons Do—and Don’t—Explain About Trump What the Neocons Do—and Don’t—Explain About Trump
The president’s foreign policy agenda remains unpredictable, but his war on liberal culture has deep roots.
Who Will Stop Elon Musk’s Coup? Who Will Stop Elon Musk’s Coup?
The world’s richest man now has the power to override congressional spending decisions and access to private information about every US taxpayer.
Democrats
New DNC Chair Ken Martin Is Ready to Build a Bigger, Bolder Party New DNC Chair Ken Martin Is Ready to Build a Bigger, Bolder Party
The DNC elects a new leader as it seeks to unify the party and win back working-class voters.
Protesters Demand Action From Feckless Democrats Protesters Demand Action From Feckless Democrats
At a protest against Elon Musk’s takeover of the Treasury Department, activists turned their ire on the Democratic lawmakers in the crowd and demanded a response that fits the mom…
Defeating the Democratic Party Elites Is Just the First Step Defeating the Democratic Party Elites Is Just the First Step
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What the Neocons Do—and Don’t—Explain About Trump What the Neocons Do—and Don’t—Explain About Trump
The president’s foreign policy agenda remains unpredictable, but his war on liberal culture has deep roots.
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