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"Fear Itself" Is Palpable
It's also weak, undignified, and demoralizing. And as FDR warned, it's turning failure into a self-fulfilling prophesy.
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Brian Beutler
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Democrats Approach Their Enabling Moment
If Democrats provide the decisive votes to fund this government, it will reverberate through history for all time.
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Brian Beutler
21
Trump Has A Fight On His Hands
His window to sleepwalk America into fascism has closed.
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Brian Beutler
22
18 Thoughts On The Omnicrisis
How to keep Donald Trump's provocations sorted so we don't lose focus.
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Brian Beutler
16
Does RFK Even Lift, Bro?
An investigation—and a thought experiment.
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Brian Beutler
34
Out With The Consultants
Democrats have long outsourced political judgment to professional-services providers (pollsters, strategists, lawyers)—but what do they know about…
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Brian Beutler
32
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…
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Brian Beutler
107
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.
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Brian Beutler
33
Mark Zuckerberg, Call Your Rabbi!
Is this masculine energy?
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Brian Beutler
15
Be Prepared
Trump is sabotaging the economy, but we shouldn't assume public opinion will follow automatically.
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Brian Beutler
25
Impeach Donald Trump
Do the obviously correct thing.
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Brian Beutler
19
Watch The Credit-Ratings Agencies
If the illegal commandeering of the federal budget doesn't make the U.S. less creditworthy, then Wall Street is cowed and misleading investors.
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Brian Beutler
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