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They're Really Going For It
Trump's plan to overturn the midterm elections comes into focus.
 • Brian Beutler
Trump Has Lost The Culture
And his greediest collaborators are awakening to the fact that they made a terrible bet.
 • 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
The Case For Billionaire Realism
We can quibble with each other over the usefulness of class-warfare rhetoric—but conflict is inevitable.
 • 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
John Roberts, Roger Taney, And The Unbearable Weight Of Desperation
A horror story.
 • 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
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