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February 23, 2026
Trump’s Iran War Could Be an Even Bigger Catastrophe Than Iraq
Jeet Heer
Remarkably, Trump seems on the verge of outdoing George W. Bush in reckless, stupid militarism.
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February 20, 2026
Why Trump Is Trying to Steal Jesse Jackson’s Glory
Jeet Heer
The president wants you to know he had a Black friend, sort of.
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February 6, 2026
From Epstein to Bezos, the Ruling Class Is Rotten to the Core
Jeet Heer
Let this week be yet another reminder that plutocrats are a threat to democracy, not its saviors.
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February 2, 2026
How Trump Became the Biggest Crook in the History of Democracy
Jeet Heer
The penny-ante bribes of his first term have given way to billions in graft.
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January 30, 2026
Tulsi Gabbard’s Georgia Raid Is a Pretext for Future Election Intimidation
Jeet Heer
Trump wants to rewrite the 2020 election in order to fix the 2026 and 2028 results.
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January 29, 2026
The Cartoonist, the Director, and the Sex Workers
Jeet Heer
Sook-Yin Lee’s new romantic comedy, Paying for It, explores Platonic love and prostitution.
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January 26, 2026
MAGA Is Proving How Little It Actually Cares About Gun Rights
Jeet Heer
The ability to kill dissidents at will is more important to Trump and his supporters than the Second Amendment.
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January 23, 2026
Mark Carney Knows the Old World Is Dying. But His New World Isn’t Good Enough.
Jeet Heer
The Canadian prime minister offered a radical analysis of the collapse of the liberal world order. His response to that collapse is unacceptably conservative.
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January 12, 2026
Renee Good’s Killing Has Unleashed MAGA’s Misogyny
Jeet Heer
To defend the indefensible, the right is going after white women as race traitors.
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January 9, 2026
European Cowardice Is Empowering Trump’s New Imperialism
Jeet Heer
NATO allies don’t want to confront Trump’s aggression. But they may ultimately not have a choice.
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January 5, 2026
Donald Trump Is Drunk on War
Jeet Heer
The Venezuelan coup opens the gates to a new era of imperial plunder.
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January 2, 2026
Mar-a-Lago Was Key to Jeffrey Epstein’s Criminal Enterprise
Jeet Heer
New reporting shows that Trump’s split with his pedophile friend was opportunistic.
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December 29, 2025
Netanyahu Is Destroying Trump’s Flimsy Peace Plans
Jeet Heer
The talk of a new Middle East is belied by Israel’s attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran.
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December 22, 2025
Islamophobic Elites Lied to Destroy the Life of a Palestinian Brown Student
Jeet Heer
Plutocrats, pundits, and government officials joined together in a racist smear campaign against a queer Palestinian student at Brown University.
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December 19, 2025
Why Epstein’s Links to the CIA Are So Important
Jeet Heer
We won’t know the full truth about his crimes until the extent of his ties to US intelligence are clear.
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December 17, 2025
The Shocking Confessions of Susie Wiles
Jeet Heer
Trump’s chief of staff admits he’s lying about Venezuela—and a lot of other things.
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December 15, 2025
In America, Mass Shooting Survivors Can Never Know Peace
Jeet Heer
A growing number of US residents have lived through more than one massacre.
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December 12, 2025
Corporate Democrats Are Foolishly Surrendering the AI Fight
Jeet Heer
Voters want the party to get tough on the industry. But Democratic leaders are following the money instead.
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December 8, 2025
Sleepy Donald Snoozes, America Loses
Jeet Heer
It’s bedtime for Bozo—and you're paying the price.
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December 5, 2025
The Revolt of the Republican Women
Jeet Heer
Speaker Mike Johnson’s sexism is fueling an unexpected uprising within the GOP caucus.
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December 1, 2025
Donald Trump’s Imperialism Is Murdering People—at Home and Abroad
Jeet Heer
Trump’s war crimes deserve legal retribution, but also show why we need an entirely new foreign policy.
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