July 1, 2026 The Great American State Fair Is a Great Trumpian Disaster Alex Shephard The New Republic The debacle on the National Mall captures an administration in free fall—and a president who is only interested in celebrating himself.
July 1, 2026 The Founders Never Meant the US To Be a Democracy Doug Henwood Convergence For Madison and the other Framers, the danger wasn’t the power of elites but that of the mob.
July 1, 2026 Trump’s Groundhog Day: Endless Cold War With Iran Robert Kuttner The American Prospect We’ve entered into a period of prolonged stalemate, on terms favorable to Iran.
June 30, 2026 A Bad Week for Billionaires Harold Meyerson The American Prospect Losing New York to socialists, facing a wealth tax election in California—our oligarchs begin to suspect that Americans may not like them very much.
June 30, 2026 Venezuelans Just Deported by Trump Among the Missing After Earthquakes Jessica Corbett Common Dreams As the death toll continued to rise, the US Department of Homeland Security said that “when an individual is no longer in ICE custody, ICE is no longer responsible for them.”
June 30, 2026 The Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship Pema Levy Mother Jones The 5–4 decision shows the nation is one vote away from creating a subclass of children.
June 30, 2026 How Trump Plans To Crush Fast-Food Workers Timothy Noah The New Republic Franchising is usually a racket. Now it will be more of one.
June 29, 2026 Outcry Over Supreme Court Decision To Grant Trump Power To Fire Agency Chiefs Michael Sainato The Guardian Legal and labor experts say Trump v Slaughter decision upends settled constitutional law in favor of ‘loyalty test’
June 29, 2026 A Michigan Dem Just Dropped an AI Plan Even Tougher Than Bernie’s Emma Janssen The New Republic Abdul El-Sayed, a contender in the Democratic senatorial primary, says he’s not afraid of AI companies retaliating against him.
June 29, 2026 Heterosexuality During Wartime Sarah Jaffe The Progressive The straights, as people like to say, are not OK.
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