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How Americans View the Trump Tariff Policies

Jocelyn Kiley , Gabriel Borelli , Joseph Copeland and Shanay Gracia Pew Research Center
Trump’s Tariffs and ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Face More Opposition Than Support as His Job Rating Slips

Why I Joined the DSA

Lindsey Boylan The Indypendent
Not only is everything about DSA so unlike my experience working for Cuomo, it is so disparate from my experience of being abandoned by my own party, the Democratic Party of New York.

Friday Nite Videos | August 15, 2025

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Immigration Enforcement | John Oliver. Zach Shrewsbury Introduces Bernie Sanders in Wheeling, WV. The Alyaska Summit | Puppet Regime. Alcohol Is Amazing. The Epstein Manhattan Townhouse.

Dear Leftist: Stop Attacking AOC

Tom Gallagher Common Dreams
We should not do the billionaires’ work of dividing us. They have enough money to do it for themselves.

Trump’s White Nationalism and the Future of History

William Sturkey The New Republic
Being a historian during Trump 2.0 is to witness a renewal of debunked mythologies and outdated ideas made fresh by a state apparatus deeply invested in protecting the historical reputation of whiteness.

Marx in America: The Fourth Boom

Devin Thomas O’Shea Los Angeles Review of Books
Hartman is a Gen X Marxist, pilled by the revolutionary politics of Rage Against the Machine. “Until the freedom of some no longer required the unfreedom of others,” he writes, “Marx would carry on, no matter how ... his enemies try to erase him."

Trump’s Cognitive Decline Is on Full Display

Rex Huppke USA Today
Trump thought he was meeting Putin in Russia. He rambled incoherently during a nationally televised news conference. His performance leaves no doubt: the man’s brain has turned to oatmeal. It's time for the press to push back.

Mass Socialist Politics vs. Vanguard Party

Max Böhnel nd - journalismus von links
DSA's 2025 convention was, in many ways, a snapshot of the American socialist movement itself: energized, diverse, and ambitious — but also fragmented, insular, and unsure of how to seize the political moment staring it in the face.

Trump Is Taking Over D.C. Police Because He’s a Racist Thug

Melissa Gira Grant The New Republic
Trump doesn’t care about “crime.” He cares about the right white people being in charge. On his first day in office in 2025, he pardoned 1,500 people convicted of assault and property destruction on January 6.
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