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December 2024

One of the biggest reasons there is no left-wing Joe Rogan: Democrats lost interest in debate and persuasion
Communications scholar Lisa Corrigan discusses why the American left broadly decided that debate was obsolete
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Matthew Sheffield
1:08:06
Even after election win, insurrection is still on Trump's mind
The president-elect's plans to pardon Jan. 6 attackers and prosecute those who investigated his coup attempt demonstrate his abiding enmity toward…
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Jim Carroll
To blunt Trump's populist charade, Democrats need to go on offense ASAP
As Trump dissembles about his second term agenda, there's a clear need for the political opposition to tell the true story of the incoming…
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Jim Carroll
Local political ecosystems are vital to protecting democracy nationally
Author Erik Loomis discusses how labor unions and liberal religious organizations preserve institutional memories and explain progressive viewpoints
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Matthew Sheffield
1:04:47
MAGA flunks basic math when it comes to cutting government spending
The huge cuts imagined by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are pure fantasy
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Don Moynihan
Pardon of Hunter Biden needlessly undercuts Democrats' existential fight against MAGA corruption
The president's urge to protect his son is understandable, but the cost of the pardon will be borne by the rest of us
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Jim Carroll
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Democrats can’t keep telling voters that everything is fine
Filmmaker Maura Ugarte discusses how Democrats have failed to build solidarity in response to Republicans' weaponized nihilism
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Matthew Sheffield
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November 2024

Justice delayed is retribution green-lighted
The shelving of the federal criminal cases against Donald Trump does not alter the reality that he has committed heinous crimes against America
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Jim Carroll
Unfit nominees validate dire predictions for a second Trump term
Democrats should use these extremist picks to tell the broader story of Trump's wild plans for unconstrained power and governmental sabotage
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Jim Carroll
How the Republican political ecosystem took over America’s courts
Author David Brock discusses how reactionaries rigged the judicial system while the center-left slept
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Matthew Sheffield
1:02:36
Trump's re-election has discredited timid Democratic approach to MAGA threat
The party's road to redemption starts with refuting the GOP's claims of a mandate for authoritarian rule
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Jim Carroll
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