The Rafu Shimpo

He seemed like such a fiercely uncompromised critic of elites. But maybe it’s always been more complicated than that.

The New Republic

What’s Behind Noam Chomsky’s Obituary-Marring Epstein Friendship? ↗

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Maryland could easily have added one Democratic House district, but the state Senate president—a Democrat—wouldn’t let it happen.

The New Republic

Pathetic: Maryland Democrats Have Surrendered on Gerrymandering ↗

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It’s corporate executives, the Epstein class, fascist thugs, and of course the corrupt president himself.

The New Republic

The Winners in Trump’s America Are Not You and Me ↗

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In a speech simultaneously banal and unsettling, the president spelled out a cruel vision dividing the country into predators and prey.

The New Republic

The Toxic State of Trump’s Union ↗

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In addition to staffing up at a furious rate, ICE and CPB are acquiring a vast cache of weapons from private contractors, new data reveals. This will not end well—or anytime soon.

The New Republic

Trump’s ICE Is Quietly Stockpiling Weaponry—and It Should Alarm Us All ↗

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The associate justice’s dissent in the tariffs case deserves some extra attention, because it his hopelessly uncoupled from law, history, and the Constitution.

The New Republic

Clarence Thomas Has Lost the Plot ↗

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The hands forever reaching across the aisle too often do so in the service of monstrous corruption.

The New Republic

The Epstein Scandal Reveals the Dark Side of Bipartisanship ↗

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Yes, we’re angry about what Donald Trump is doing to our country. But even more than that, we’re heartsick over the countless ways in which he is destroying this nation.

The New Republic

The Real State of the Union: Millions of Americans Are Just Disgusted ↗

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