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June 2025

Keeping the Silent Majority ... Well, Silent
MAGA wants America’s stretched-thin middle class to think it’s ducking Trump’s worst punches. But Trump’s budget hits the bottom half hard, and rising…
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The Masculinity $cam
It’s no crisis. It’s a hustle, spread for profit by promoters and used to fuel Trump’s culture war. Men aren’t broken. We’re evolving to meet a modern…
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“Anti-Vaxxer” is Now a Government Title
With RFK Jr. in charge of U.S. health policy, flu deaths & measles are spiking as he seeks to validate his discredited anti-vax views. Our kids are…
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A Diverse New York City Strikes Back
A charismatic insurgent is winning in NYC, but his rise exposes a Democratic Party dilemma. Does it embrace the revolution nationally, or work to…
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Hot Enough For You? Get Used to It
As temperatures rise, storms intensify, and floodwaters creep higher, MAGA Republicans are tearing down the protections meant to save us. Politics is…
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The Middle-Class War Zone, Revisited
Five months into Trump’s term, and days after a military strike on Iran, the shape-shifting center of American politics remains unpredictable, caught in…
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Masked & Armed, Trump's ICE-Men Accept No Limits
No warrants. No accountability. Just brute force turned on immigrants of color, and anyone who helps them, with little care for due process, immigration…
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Forget the Border, Trump's Built a Wall That Divides America
He’s not just dividing us from Mexico. He’s dividing us from each other, using ICE, the Justice Dept. & tariffs to punish anyone who won’t pledge…
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TrumpWorld 2.0: Crashes and Fatal Errors Abound
Americans were sold the Trump update with promises of prosperity and global dominance. Instead, we got foreign policy misfires and turmoil at home. The…
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Project 2025 Meets Protest 2025, and the Stakes Are Sky High
The nation’s soul is trapped in a crossfire. Resistance is rising, but the history of protest in America teaches patience, demands persistence and…
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Democracy, Undone With a Sharpie
How a few hundred strokes of a pen have redrawn the balance of power in Washington, and pushed American democracy toward the edge of irrelevance.
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