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Elon Musk and the Age of Shameless Oligarchy

Whizy Kim Vox
Musk is showing other members of the ultra-wealthy a bold alternative to stealth politics, urged on by a president-elect who has embraced giving billionaires a seat at the table. If you're rich enough, you can grab power in full public view.

Mexican President Sheinbaum’s Letter to Donald Trump

Joel Cano infobae.com
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sent a letter to president-elect Donald Trump, addressing the issues of border crossings and labor mobility, the fentanyl epidemic, illegal arms trafficking, and tariffs

The Texas Ob-Gyn Exodus

Stephania Taladrid The New Yorker
Amid increasingly stringent abortion laws, doctors who provide maternal care have been fleeing the state. A new reality set in for ob-gyns in Texas - “The standard of care can now be construed as a felony.”

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Why Influencers Like Jake Paul Are Taking Over Boxing

Jack Bedrosian Jacobin
Influencers like Jake Paul have risen to prominence by fighting athletes who want an alternative to exploitative bodies like the UFC. His pro-Trumpism and call for a union to protect the rights of fighters represent the contradictions within combat

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Understanding the Immigrant Swing Toward Trump

Sharon M. Quinsaat Jacobin
Liberal pundits have puzzled over increasing support for Trump by immigrants and people of color. To understand the trend, we should look to economic issues and the way institutions like unions and churches affect political socialization.

Trump’s Crown Doesn’t Fit

Jamelle Bouie New York Times
Trump will fight to try to impose his vision of the new world. But there is a large gap between a stated intention and an accomplished fact. And it is within that space that politics happens.
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