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Jeffrey Epstein, Trumpcare, And The Influencer Problem
What if the people Democrats want to reach aren't terribly interested in policy per se?
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Brian Beutler
18
Mailbag: Will The Press EVER Treat Trump's Authoritarian Corruption As A Scandal?
Trumpcare ... Mainstream media ... Impeachment
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Brian Beutler
6
Try Calling It Trumpcare
People need to know exactly who to blame and what the consequences will be.
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Brian Beutler
18
The Right Way To Rebuild
A followup.
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Brian Beutler
22
The Wrong Way To Rebuild
Democratic operatives are gearing up to whiff accountability again.
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Brian Beutler
35
16 Thoughts On The Republican Budget Atrocity
The pain needs to be in front of them, not behind them
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Brian Beutler
12
Mailbag: How Democrats Should (And Shouldn't) Run Against Their Toxic Brand
Jared Golden ... Zohran Mamdani ... Russia
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Brian Beutler
21
What Building A “Big Tent” Means In Practice
Too many Democrats use the term as a cudgel or an empty slogan, but it should be more than that.
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Brian Beutler
19
Don't Applaud Supreme Court Conservatives For Doing Trump Special Favors
It's hard to view the Court's latest 6-3 ruling as anything other than a politically-motivated gift.
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Sam Bagenstos
14

June 2025

Is The Supreme Court's Latest Favor For Donald Trump Actually Fool's Gold?
A conversation with a liberal law professor who says universal injunctions aren't the hill to die on.
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Brian Beutler
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Nicholas Bagley
8
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Republicans Never Got Over 'Starve The Beast'
Their tax and health care cuts bill is toxically unpopular. But they can't help themselves. Here's why.
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Brian Beutler
17
Trump Lies Matter
His Project 2025 lies swindled him into the presidency, his Medicaid lies are just as egregious.
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Brian Beutler
16
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