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October 15, 2026
Trump’s Great Gift to Chinese Automakers
First, he took away GM and Ford’s EV subsidies. Then he drastically jacked up the price of gas and diesel.
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October 5, 2026
The Supreme Court’s Power Is Based on the Lie of Its Supremacy
The Constitution does not establish a judicial dictatorship.
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October 2, 2026
Left Anchor: Occupy Wall Street Revisited
Fifteen years ago, the American left sprang back onto the political stage. What has happened since?
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October 2, 2026
Panicked Red-State Republicans Learning Politics on the Fly
GOP candidates in places like Kansas and Texas are having to really campaign for the first time.
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September 30, 2026
Here’s a Way to Stop Silicon Valley Megalomania
‘Dual class’ shares are a fraud on the public market.
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September 23, 2026
AI Safety Needs More Evidence and Less Fruitcake Speculation
Strange nerds distributing imaginary stories on the internet is no basis for a system of government.
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September 22, 2026
War Has Never Been More Irrational
Yet right-wing leaders like Trump and Putin keep starting them.
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September 18, 2026
Trump’s Debt Crisis Will Be Easy to Fix
All that’s needed is the political will to staff the government and nudge up taxes.
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September 11, 2026
Trump’s Disastrous Reign Will Cost You More Than $5,000
The war in Iran alone could easily cost more than $2 trillion.
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September 10, 2026
Left Anchor: The Odyssey, Reviewed
A speaker of Homeric Greek weighs in on Christopher Nolan’s film.
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September 8, 2026
How Much Do Union-Busting Campaigns Cost?
Is your boss making you sit through anti-union propaganda meetings? It turns out those are pricey.
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September 4, 2026
Third Way Is Copying the Left’s Homework
No one else has any ideas worth pointlessly compromising.
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September 2, 2026
Are Centrist Democrats Too Racist to Compete in Michigan?
Vote blue no matter who? Not if you’re too brown!
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August 31, 2026
Big Tech Crashes Headlong Into American Democracy
The AI oligarchs thought they could stuff data centers down the throats of the American people. They thought wrong.
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August 26, 2026
Is This Social Media’s Big Tobacco Moment?
Meta is being sued for up to $200 billion over allegedly harming children. That would be a good start.
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August 24, 2026
Why Scott Bessent Can’t Fix the Bond Market
Every Trump lackey must indulge his whims, no matter how stupid.
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August 19, 2026
Drain Lake Powell
That would start what is the only sane water policy for the American West.
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August 17, 2026
Left Anchor: A Biden Climate Retrospective
What can we learn from the partial dismantlement of the Inflation Reduction Act?
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August 12, 2026
Democratic Voters Are Fired Up
2018 was a historic blowout for the Dems. This year, primary turnout is much higher.
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August 12, 2026
Aftermath: Donald Trump Invented a New Forever War
In Iran, he can’t win and he can’t lose either.
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August 6, 2026
Can DSA’s Francesca Hong Win in Cheese Country?
Democratic socialists have won the New York mayor’s race and seven House seats. The governor’s seat in Wisconsin might be next.
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July 28, 2026
The Strongest El Niño in History Is Coming. Get Ready.
Donald Trump has no ideas, but America is ready for a U-turn on climate change.
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July 28, 2026
Frederick Douglass: Indefatigable American
If Frederick Douglass, a former slave who saw the dream of emancipation drown in Jim Crow, didn’t give up on this country, then we have no excuse.
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July 20, 2026
Aftermath: Trump’s Hormuz Crisis Threatens to Break Into Regional War
The president can’t end the war he started, and it threatens to draw in everyone nearby.
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