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Trump Has Lost The Culture
And his greediest collaborators are awakening to the fact that they made a terrible bet.
 • Brian Beutler
The Case For Billionaire Realism
We can quibble with each other over the usefulness of class-warfare rhetoric—but conflict is inevitable.
 • Brian Beutler
Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, And The Construction Of Political Crisis
What we care about, and demand accountability for, is largely up to us.
 • Brian Beutler
"Fear Itself" Is Palpable
It's also weak, undignified, and demoralizing. And as FDR warned, it's turning failure into a self-fulfilling prophesy.
 • Brian Beutler
A Betrayal
Senate Democrats didn't just squander an opportunity to rein in Donald Trump and Elon Musk. They confirmed all the stereotypes that have made them toxic…
 • Brian Beutler
Democrats Approach Their Enabling Moment
If Democrats provide the decisive votes to fund this government, it will reverberate through history for all time.
 • Brian Beutler
16 Thoughts On The Dem Shutdown Cave
Another disgrace, and a new path forward.
 • Brian Beutler
Trump Has A Fight On His Hands
His window to sleepwalk America into fascism has closed.
 • Brian Beutler
JB Pritzker And The Void Of Federal Leadership
Here's a template for Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer.
 • Brian Beutler
Be Prepared
Trump is sabotaging the economy, but we shouldn't assume public opinion will follow automatically.
 • Brian Beutler
Does RFK Even Lift, Bro?
An investigation—and a thought experiment.
 • Brian Beutler
Boycott The Donald Trump Show
Playing captive to the lies he’ll tell at his coming address to Congress is weak, conveys weakness, and surrenders the whole national stage to him.
 • Brian Beutler
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