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February 23, 2026
They Haven't Even Started Spending Yet
The terrifying math of money in politics.
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February 18, 2026
Labor Movement, Attack!
Another year of decline. Here's how to fix it.
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February 13, 2026
Minimum Standards for Taking AI Seriously
Disaster planning for our economic future.
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February 10, 2026
Remove Your Ring Camera With a Claw Hammer
Home and life improvement.
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February 5, 2026
Waiting For Judgment in Springfield, Ohio
Harsh times for America's most famous Haitian community.
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February 3, 2026
Can Fascists Still Be Shamed?
A conversation with Chris Mathias, author of "To Catch a Fascist"
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February 1, 2026
The Press Is the Government's Enemy and That Is Good
It's hard to be objective in jail.
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January 28, 2026
The Staircase of Oppression
Watch the boot ascend.
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January 25, 2026
Intolerable Things
We'll all be Minneapolis soon.
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January 24, 2026
Hate Has to Scatter When Minneapolis Arises
At the general strike.
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January 23, 2026
Cold City, Hot Heart
Minneapolis is ready.
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January 18, 2026
"What Is Going to Happen?"
How to reject a new normal.
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January 14, 2026
Kamala Harris May Have Made Mistakes
In the midst of everything, a book tour.
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January 12, 2026
Prisoners of Fortune
When your money owns you.
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January 8, 2026
The Consequences of Rejecting "Defund the Police"
Political cowardice is paid for in blood.
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January 5, 2026
The Public Good, Not Patriotism
Journalists don't work for the United States of America.
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January 3, 2026
We Are the Bad Guys
The swaggering threat to global stability is us.
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December 27, 2025
The God of Solidarity
Beyond religion, a better world.
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December 19, 2025
The Year in How Things Work
We're a good team, you and me.
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December 18, 2025
More organizing in the new, weird media landscape
In the last century, journalists labored mightily to unionize the print media industry–along the way, turning their raffish profession into an (almost) middle class job. Then the internet was inven...
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December 16, 2025
Abominations of Capital
Forcing a price on priceless things.
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December 13, 2025
If He Builds It, Tear It Down
Pendulums must swing.
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December 9, 2025
New Orleans Is Watching You
As the feds chase immigrants, a city chases the feds.
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December 3, 2025
Culture Wars Are For Cowards
And most people don't like bullies.
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November 30, 2025
How to Win Red States With a Labor Party
We can take political power without asking Democrats for it.
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