Much of the pleasure of “Mountainhead” is the way it reflects our preposterous nightmare world. It’s not fun to live in a dawning age of technofeudalism, but it is satisfying to see it channeled into comedy.
The practice of solidarity, the practice of coalition, those two practices are going to be critically important for how we withstand these moments. But not just for survival – to make a better path forward. Survival is one thing; living is another.
Insiders sound alarm over ‘catastrophic’ impact of widespread departures and cuts under Trump.
The tariffs, the treatment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the DOGE moves—they’re all fundamentally about the same thing. It's time to shed flawed assumptions about who Trump is and make sense of what he is doing.
“Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks!”
Media caught in Trump’s net
Social Security faces a long-term shortfall that would be easy to fix if Republican lawmakers listened to voters. Republican and Democratic voters alike support addressing the shortfall through revenue increases, not benefit cuts.
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The Department of Government Efficiency isn’t bumbling through an ill-advised reform effort. It’s deliberately sabotaging federal agencies to make way for privatization.
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