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April 9, 2026
The Friends of Viktor Orbán
Trump and Putin, Bibi and Tucker Carlson, thug-ocrats of all nations flock to Orbán’s banner.
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April 7, 2026
Trump Goes Full Genghis Khan
‘A whole civilization will die tonight,’ he vows.
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April 6, 2026
Greed Flows South
Some of our billionaires feel comfortable only in states of the neo-Confederacy.
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April 2, 2026
For Passover: 4 Questions Trump’s Iran War Speech Didn’t Answer
Including ‘Why did he start it?’ and ‘When will he end it?’
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April 1, 2026
A House of Labor Divided
Internal rivalries among the leaders of the United Auto Workers are sapping the momentum from its historic victories.
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March 31, 2026
New Israeli Law: Hangings for Palestinians, but No Noose for Jews
A Palestinian murder of a Jew is a capital offense; it’s not for a Jewish murder of a Palestinian.
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March 30, 2026
A K-Shaped Economy Requires K-Shaped Taxes
Wealth tax skeptics either fail to notice the massive upward redistribution of wealth, income, and political power, benefit from it, or fear challenging it.
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March 26, 2026
Florida Republicans Find a New Way to Kill Teachers’ and Nurses’ Unions
They just passed a bill imposing election turnout standards on unions that they themselves don’t meet.
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March 24, 2026
Stephen Miller: Too Cruel for School
The Don’s consigliere tells Texas Republicans to end undocumented children’s access to public schools.
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March 23, 2026
Then They Came for the Immigrant Truckers
Trump strips commercial driver’s licenses from 200,000 legal immigrants who bring your goods to market.
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March 19, 2026
Cesar Falls
With the horror of the revelations of his sexual predations, an already tarnished icon collapses.
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March 12, 2026
Democrats Get Serious About Taxing the Rich
Having finally realized that the rich are orders of magnitude richer than they used to be.
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March 10, 2026
Google Man Peddles Snake Oil
Sergey Brin funds a campaign to convince Californians to negate a wealth tax, through a ballot measure that conceals its intended purpose.
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March 5, 2026
Spring Training for the Election Canceler
Trump moves to preempt Texas Republicans’ upcoming Senate primary.
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March 4, 2026
Gavin Newsom—GAVIN NEWSOM!—Calls Israel ‘Sort of an Apartheid State’
And calls for stopping U.S. military aid to the nation.
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March 2, 2026
Iraq, Iran, Irate
Saddam Hussein and Iran’s ayatollahs were horrendous leaders who inflicted horrors on their subjects, but neither posed a threat to the United States, despite claims that both were developing nucl...
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February 26, 2026
The SOTU Clips That Should Prove Disastrous for Trump and the GOP
Democrats should stream and broadcast the president’s odes to our economy over and over again.
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February 25, 2026
Bestowing Medals, Vilifying Democrats, Clinging to Tariffs
No wonder Trump’s State of the Union took two hours.
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February 24, 2026
The Big Lie at the Heart of Republican Electoral Strategy
To combat the nonexistent threat of noncitizen voting, the GOP is determined to keep Democrats from the polls.
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February 23, 2026
Trump’s Tariffs Weren’t Really About Trade Policy
They were about his nostalgia, his ego, his bigotry, and his greed.
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February 19, 2026
Trump Notwithstanding, America’s Unions Actually Grew Last Year
Only a pro-employer labor law is keeping millions of American workers from the benefits of unionizing.
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February 17, 2026
Tribune for Race and Class
Jesse Jackson, 1941–2026
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February 16, 2026
Our Sick Economy
The number of jobs in health care continues to grow. Almost everywhere else, they’re shrinking.
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February 12, 2026
The Occupying Army Retreats
The announcement of ICE’s withdrawal from Minnesota, like that of the British from Boston 250 years ago, marks a victory for people power.
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February 10, 2026
Do L.A. and D.C. Have Their Own Mamdanis?
Two somewhat socialist mayoral candidates are working to see that they do.
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February 10, 2026
Baselines and Picket Lines
Superstar athletes are close to American royalty, but they still have to fight like other workers for fair pay.
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February 9, 2026
The Nation’s Most Democratic State Might Elect a Trump-Friendly Governor
California’s nonpartisan primary pits eight Democrats against two Republicans; only the top two finishers advance. Do the math.
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February 5, 2026
How to Deter Trump From Rigging and Overturning the Midterm Election
As on January 6th, even Republican opposition may not suffice to keep him from trying.
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February 3, 2026
Trump Demands $10 Billion in Taxpayers’ Money
The president is suing his own administration for a private payday. Which of his appointees will oppose this outrageous cash grab?
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February 2, 2026
To Avoid a Tax Hike, Billionaires Decide to Take Over California
Facing a proposed wealth tax that would restore health cuts, they’re pouring money into their own gubernatorial and legislative candidates.
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