The load-bearing pillar of the MAGA-era Republican Party is crumbling under the weight of Trump’s poor economic stewardship. Will the Minneapolis homicides be the last straw?
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What Is the “American Contradiction”?
Paul Starr on the deeper historical roots of what will be called the Trump Era—whether we like it or not.
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A One-Woman Stand Against Conspiracists
YouTuber Natalie Wynn spent a year immersing herself in the conspiracy theories wrecking our politics. Now, she’s sharing what she’s learned.
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Quit Being All Gloom and Doom. MAGA Has Not Won
There is a lot of understandable worry about our democracy, but it’s more resilient than you think. Here’s why.
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Trump’s H-1B Visa Plan Will Backfire
There are better ways to smooth this pathway for America to attract talented workers from around the world.
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Republicans Should Be Apoplectic Over What Trump and Kennedy Are Doing to Tylenol
Conservatives used to hate it with Democrats “picked winners and losers.” What will they say when a Republican president does it?
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The Trump Era and The Psychology of Moral Courage
Researchers are beginning to understand why some people demonstrate moral courage and others don’t—science for the Trump Era.
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How Trump’s Policies Crush the American Battery Boom
Biden policies put the U.S. in a strong position, but Trump is destroying the American battery industry and good American jobs.
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Trump’s Budget Could Break the Economy
For once, the deficit hawks are right. The tax cuts for the wealthy in the Republican budget could cause the third economic meltdown this century. Unlike the Financial Crisis and the pandemic, we couldn’t spend our way out.
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Joe Conason on How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked Conservatism
Joe Conason on How Grifters, Swindlers. and Frauds Hijacked Conservatism. In his new book, the journalist explains how cons from Trump University to the Build-the-Wall ripoff became central to the MAGA creed. A conversation.
