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May 20, 2025

 

The GOP’s Budget Hawks Will Bankrupt the Country

The Republicans’ tax cut plans are an exercise in bad faith, aimed squarely at the American people.

By Timothy Noah

 

 

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How Pope Francis Saved the Catholic Church From JD Vance

By paving the way for an American pope, Leo’s predecessor has ensured the faith won’t get hijacked by the right.

By Dana Vachon

 

Why the Democratic Tea Party Failed (and How It Could Succeed)

For the left to win, it must blame fascism on the actual fascists.

By Toby Buckle

 

Lewd, Problematic, and Profoundly Influential

R. Crumb’s cartoons plumb the grotesque corners of the American unconscious.

By Jeremy Lybarger

 

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Republicans Are Rejoicing as They Gut a Bill That Benefits Red States

Nearly three-quarters of investments spurred on by the IRA have flowed to states that voted for Trump. Once Republicans decide how thoroughly to decimate Biden’s trademark achievement, we’ll see how committed they are to snatching from their own constituents.

By Kate Aronoff

 

Trump’s Embrace of White South Africans Takes Dark, Unnerving New Turn

First, Trump officials cut off refugee resettlement from all over the world. Then they got those white Afrikaners here in three months. Funny how that happened.

By Greg Sargent

 

Trump Goes off the Rails in Crude Rant at Kennedy Center Dinner

"I’ll shove it up their ass," said the president of the United States.

By Hafiz Rashid

 

Elon Musk Set to Get a Massive Deal in South Africa Thanks to Trump

Musk is making money in every new Trump meeting with a foreign government.

By Malcolm Ferguson

 

Trump’s Angry Walmart Tirade Backfires, Wrecking His Own Tariff Scam

As Trump’s war with Walmart intensifies over its truth-telling about his tariffs, an economist explains how this exposes the fraudulence of his rationale for them—and exposes the political weakness of his position.

By The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

 
 

Where the Money Is: America’s Obscene Wealth Gap

Undoubtedly, Donald Trump is a threat to American democracy; but the bigger threat is the obscene wealth gap that allowed his rise. This event on Tuesday, June 24 will build on our special reporting and polling about the concentration of wealth in America.

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