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It Was an Ambush

Tom Nichols The Atlantic
Today marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy.

Can the Progressive Caucus Take Democrats in a New Direction?

Christopher D. Cook interview with Representative Greg Casar The Progressive
"I believe in fighting for vulnerable people, reproductive rights and climate action. But we won’t have the numbers in office to protect the vulnerable if we don’t fix Democrats’ loss of trust among a lot of working class people."

Republicans Prepare To Gut Medicaid

Paul Krugman Paul Krugman Substack
Republicans West Virginia helped put in power are preparing to impose savage cuts on a program that has literally been a lifeline for many in the state, in order to help offset the cost of huge tax cuts for high-income Americans... Populism!

Techno-Fascism Comes to America

Kyle Chayka The New Yorker
An unelected tech billionaire has so much power over the government. Tech titans fell in line behind Trump, MAGA-style populism is giving way to an optimization-oriented vision for the country’s future. Historic parallels help explain Musk’s rampage.

Make Apartheid Great Again?

Zeb Larson, William Minter Foreign Policy in Focuss
Trump's actions signal need to understand global history of white supremacy. His executive order "human rights violations occurring in South Africa" echo a long history of support for racism in Southern Africa, for apartheid South Africa and Rhodesia
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