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July 14, 2026
Trump’s Revenge Fantasy, the Press Under Pressure, & Caitlin Clark’s Congress
No one can see into the future, but we can all work to make it better.
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July 10, 2026
The Death Penalty, Gun Violence, & Trans Discrimination
All three issues come together in the saga of Charlie Kirk. Plus, the political nature of the Olympics.
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July 7, 2026
Trump Cashes In, Sanitizes History, and Pollutes the Planet
Artists from Anton Chekhov to Marvin Gaye Have Watched the Earth Suffer While Politicians Look Away
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July 3, 2026
Whose America Will We SAVE?, Donald Trump’s Birthday Grift, & a Questionable "Greatest Living American"
Abolitionist Frederick Douglass, Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson, and Singer Rhiannon Giddens Are Three Americans I'm Celebrating This Fourth of July
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June 30, 2026
Two-Faced Leadership, Blind Justice That Ignores Racism, & A New Political Weapon...Going After the Children
Why don't our Christian politicians, justices, and ministers practice the values they preach?
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June 26, 2026
Narcissus in the White House, Gabbard's Guru, & Just How Effective is the F word in Presidential Power Moves?
From Washington to Wimbledon, the people in power are focused on the wrong things
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June 23, 2026
Obama's Faith, Trump's Imaginary Friends, & Serena's Wimbledon Return
It's High Noon in America: does our story take us to Higher Ground, or do we drown in the muck of cynicism?
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June 19, 2026
Obama's Museum, Trump's War, & the NCAA's Latest Sports Scandal
Can we all agree that athletes shouldn't bet on their own games and politicians shouldn't direct investigations of their political opponents?
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June 16, 2026
The Knicks' Triumph, Trump's Octagon of Awful, & the World's First Trillionaire
The NBA and NHL crowned new champions and the World Cup returned to America. But was it enough to distract us from Trump, Musk, and the Epstein files?
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June 12, 2026
A Miracle on 33rd Street & the Unbearable Smallness of Trump
The Knicks crush Wemby's dream, Trump runs away from Kristen Welker, and Maine voters must choose between two very flawed Senate candidates
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June 9, 2026
A Free Press on the Chopping Block & Ebola as Political Theater
CBS's Scott Pelley and American medicine's moral standing both fall victim to the Trump administration's whims, while nine nuns hope to save the Spurs' chances in the NBA finals
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June 6, 2026
Hegseth Redefines Merit, Trump Wants His Face on the Money & Taking the Wrong Picture
What do Harriet Tubman, Black naval officers, and would-be hairstylists have in common in the Age of Trump?
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June 2, 2026
Competing Anniversary Celebrations, A Reality Check from 1936, & The Two-Year Blackout
NBA Finals: Spurs vs. Knicks, I am rooting for Wemby
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May 26, 2026
From "Maximum Pressure" to Maximum Concessions, Stop Printing Reports and Start Funding Care, & The AI Debt Illusion
Chaos Is Not Diplomacy: The embarrassing reality of Trump’s rushed Iran deal
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May 23, 2026
Karl Rove Sounds the Alarm, Why Historic Low Unemployment Feels Like a Brick Wall for Real Workers, & When the Greatest Champions of Our Era Continue to Inspire Us Off the Court
Kareem’s Daily Quote: Why a little trouble is exactly what we need
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May 19, 2026
Pulling Back the Curtain on Washington’s Favorite New Casino, When a Virus Isn't Profitable Enough to Cure, & The Art of the Political Confidence Scheme
Kareem’s Daily Quote: Why our worst days might be saving us
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May 16, 2026
The Velvet Rope in the Cell Block, The Bare Minimum Is a Dangerous Place, & Back To Reset
Kareem’s Daily Quote: Another writer, because we’re on a roll
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May 9, 2026
The Borrowed Future, The Infrastructure of Inequality & The Photo-Op Summit
Kareem’s Daily Quote: Hunter S.
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May 5, 2026
Retaliation is Not a Strategy, The Cienfuegos Ghost, & The Silence of NASA
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May 2, 2026
More Than Just a Map, The Art of the Endless Distraction, & How Much Is a Dream Worth?
Kareem’s Daily Quote: Sit.
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April 25, 2026
Dismissing Excellence in the Highest Court, The Brief Life of a MAGA Secretary, & Stagflation 2.0
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April 18, 2026
The Palace Says It Cares, But Actions Tell a Different Story, Tax Day Shows the Gap, & Trump vs. The Pope Who Doesn’t Need His Approval
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