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May 20, 2026
Elon Musk’s Plan to Make You Invest in SpaceX
He’s got his eye on your retirement savings and his net worth.
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May 15, 2026
Aftermath: Trump Is Wrecking the U.S. Military
Not our precious troops! No! No!!
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May 13, 2026
Trump Has Created a Climate Opportunity
The American people have been led astray about what climate change means for their pocketbooks.
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May 8, 2026
John Roberts Is Starting to Sweat
The reactionary hacks on the Supreme Court might have gone too far this time.
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May 6, 2026
Will John Fetterman Go Full Benedict Arnold?
Any re-election campaign in 2028 is doomed. Will he spend the remainder of his term completing the betrayal of his own constituents?
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May 4, 2026
Aftermath: Oil Execs Thrill to Higher Profits From War
Plus: Why Iran won’t make a deal with Trump to end the crisis
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April 29, 2026
Aftermath: China Is Electrifying Freight Trucking
Trump’s Iran war will only accelerate the process.
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April 27, 2026
This Is the Worst Argument for Prediction Markets
Putting a market price on some prediction does not make it a ‘truth machine.’
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April 23, 2026
Meta Is a Monopoly Even if TikTok Can Compete
It is foolish to suggest that competition anywhere proves that a company isn’t a monopoly.
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April 15, 2026
Tax Day Could Be a Breeze
I hate, hate, hate filing taxes. There is a better way.
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April 15, 2026
Out of the Chaos, a Green Future?
Today on Aftermath: How the war in Iran may lead to a boost in renewable energy
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April 8, 2026
Donald Trump, Wrecker of American Empire
The president has done more damage to American power than anyone in history.
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April 7, 2026
A Retrospective on Bidenomics
Joe Biden listened to the left on full employment. But the lasting effects were wanting, and the politics were brutal.
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April 3, 2026
You Gotta Hand It to Chuck Schumer This Time
He went up against Republicans and … won?
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March 28, 2026
‘Project Hail Mary’ Shows What Real Heroism Looks Like
It isn’t shooting the bad guy. It’s sacrificing to save your alien rock pal.
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March 26, 2026
Trump’s Billion-Dollar French Boondoggle Gets Even Dumber
He is paying TotalEnergies a billion dollars to do natural gas investments it is already doing.
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March 25, 2026
Trump Pays a French Company a Billion Dollars to Increase Your Electric Bill
It might as well be a conspiracy to jack up American electric bills.
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March 20, 2026
Ol’ Donny Trump Has Really Stepped in It This Time
In Iran, he finally created a jam for himself it will not be easy to wriggle out of.
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March 18, 2026
Senate Democrats Should Kill the Filibuster
Republicans are trying to ram through Trump’s latest attack on voting rights. If they have to abolish the filibuster to do it, fine.
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March 16, 2026
Democratic Presidential Contenders Have a New Idea: Tax Cuts
Chris Van Hollen and Cory Booker argue that middle-class households are paying too much in federal income taxes.
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March 13, 2026
The National Security Case for Renewable Energy
Turns out oil is vulnerable to price shocks caused by blood-crazed presidents.
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March 11, 2026
Donald Trump, Oil Market Obliterator
Most presidents can’t be directly blamed for gas prices going up. This one is the exception.
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March 6, 2026
I’m Sure Glad I Bought an EV and Solar Panels
Trump’s idiotic war of aggression on Iran is spiking oil prices. Not my problem.
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March 5, 2026
Time to End the American-Israeli Alliance
Alliances are built on shared interests. Those do not exist here.
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March 4, 2026
Can Congress Stop Mad King Trump’s Mad War on Iran?
With Republicans in charge, probably not.
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March 3, 2026
Trump’s Senseless Waste in Iran
Aircraft carriers and stealth bombers are expensive to use.
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March 3, 2026
Democrats Already Jostling to Oppose Trump’s War on Iran
In North Carolina, primary challenger Nida Allam is betting that the most credible critic of the latest joint Trump-Israel war will win.
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