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Why RFK Jr. Might Bite the Dust
Bill Cassidy, Caroline Kennedy and how his lies could catch up with him
Jan 31 • 
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A Life Sentence of Disgrace
The unCarter, the unTrump and the Creation of a Usable Past
Jan 13 • 
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A Life Sentence of Disgrace
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Let’s Create “Town Hall Night in America”
It’s time for Democrats to institutionalize our oldest form of democracy
Mar 6 • 
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Let’s Create “Town Hall Night in America”
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Hey, TV, Don’t Bend the Knee!
The producer of 60 Minutes and the Evening News resigned today because he wouldn’t apologize for an accurate story.
Apr 22 • 
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Hey, TV, Don’t Bend the Knee!
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A Low Point for America
Trump and Vance bully an ally
Feb 28 • 
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Good News! Bezos Screws Trump
Even though he backed off on breaking out the Trump Tariff on Amazon products, the cat is out of the bag
Apr 29 • 
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Good News! Bezos Screws Trump
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Tsar Trump Thinks He’s the State
As he tries to wreck everything, a little history and hope to tide us over
Feb 24 • 
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Tsar Trump Thinks He’s the State
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Trump’s Huge Tariff Exemption Grift
The latest shakedown makes Tammany Hall and the Daley Machine look like the League of Women Voters
Apr 14 • 
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Trump’s Huge Tariff Exemption Grift
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The Pope is a White Sox Fan
Why Leo XIV’s name shows he’s a New Dealer at Heart
May 9 • 
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The Pope is a White Sox Fan
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A Constitutional Crisis is Already Underway
Trump’s defiance of Judge Boasberg’s court order crossed a scary line
Mar 20 • 
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A Constitutional Crisis is Already Underway
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Confronting Chaos, Corruption, Cruelty and Cowardice
Four ways to hold the line on Trump and the Muskrats
Feb 13 • 
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Confronting Chaos, Corruption, Cruelty and Cowardice
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Harvard Begins to Redeem Itself
After the university fumbled its problems with anti-Semitism, President Alan Garber stands strong against the Trump regime. Let’s hope his courage is…
Apr 15 • 
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