Politics
Trump Says America Is Full of Dummies—and MAGA Is Pissed
The Bulwark asked the Trump-owned chatbot a series of questions about the impacts of Trump’s agenda, ranging from tariffs to the insane…
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“Death by Lightning” Dramatizes the Assassination America Forgot
History is littered with examples of the havoc wreaked by politicians’ will to power. No wonder, then, that voters cling to the fantasy of…
Politics
Trump Says He Can’t Fund SNAP Because America Has to Be “Liquid”
Donald Trump says it’s more important to be “liquid” than it is to feed millions of hungry Americans. Source link
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The Revolutionary Mood in America Is Getting Worse
What began as a sense of entitlement is becoming an omnidirectional resentment — of your country, of your government, of your neighbors.…
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Commentary: As Trump blows up supposed narco boats, he uses an old, corrupt playbook on Latin America
Consumer confidence is dropping. The national debt is $38 trillion and climbing like the yodeling mountain climber in that “The Price is…
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Hegseth Ramps Up Navy Fleet in Latin America After “Drug Boat” Strike
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries finally endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor Friday. The Brooklyn native extended his…
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U.S. sanctions Colombia's president, deploys aircraft carrier in new escalation in Latin America
MEXICO CITY — The United States slapped sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Friday and said it was sending a massive…
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Trump Wrecks America. His “Patriotic” Fans Cheer. Is There Any Bottom?
This is certainly an “only in America” story, but I do not mean that in the normal, heroic sense. I mean it in the creepy, corporate,…
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Airstrikes and insults: Trump’s new Latin America crisis
MEXICO CITY — For decades, Colombia and the United States have been devoted allies, sharing military intelligence, a robust trade…
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Mike Johnson Understands Nothing About the United States of America
I spent the afternoon watching MSNBC and CNN live reports on other rallies around the country, intermingled with some college football and…
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America First? Hegseth Announces Foreign Air Force Facility in U.S.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday announced the establishment of a Qatari military installation in Idaho. Seated beside Qatar’s…
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To Secure the Next American Century, America Will Need Her Allies
We must demand more of our allies, and through trade, integration, and cooperation lead them to ensure that we can maintain the U.S.-led…
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Trump’s War on America Is Expanding
Trump’s decision to label “antifa” a domestic terrorist organization after Charlie Kirk’s assassination—even though his assassin had no…
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Can America Become a Democracy?
In a time when it is easy to be pessimistic about the capacities of voters to make reasonable decisions, Nwanevu pushes back. Democracy is…
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Comey Shows That Donald Trump’s Contempt for America Knows No Bounds
Trump has done many terrible things, has attempted in many ways to place himself above the law. But the Comey indictment is clearly the…
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It’s Happened: The United States of America Is No Longer a Democracy
These are all developments that at any other time would have shocked the entire political establishment. Now? We’re used to it. Yes,…
Culture
Reading the New Pynchon Novel in a Pynchonesque America
As for pace, “Shadow Ticket” reads like one of its subplots, about the Trans-Trianon 2000, a two-thousand-kilometre motorcycle circuit…
Business
Remember This Week—It’s the Week America Became a Different Place
This is certainly an “only in America” story, but I do not mean that in the normal, heroic sense. I mean it in the creepy, corporate,…
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120 land and environmental defenders killed or disappeared in Latin America last year, report finds
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — At least 146 land and environmental defenders were killed or have gone missing around the world in 2024, with more…
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MAGA’s Vision for America in Retreat
A draft of a new National Defense Strategy envisions a smaller, weaker, more self-conscious America. Source link
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Bank of America sees two US Fed rate cuts this year vs none before
Economists at Bank of America forecast two US Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts this year, in September and December, based on weak…
Politics
MAGA Spins Out Over First Arabic-Language Police Patch in America
The confused and badly failing Democrat Party did nothing about Jeffrey Epstein while he was alive except befriend him, socialize with…
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Trump’s War on Black America Isn’t an Accident—It’s a Strategy
But even if Trump’s goals are not necessarily driven by bigotry, racism is still at play. Trump and his allies have accused Cook and New…
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Trump team slashes 500 jobs at Voice of America
The Trump administration slashed more than 500 jobs at the Voice of America, a potentially fatal blow to the government media outlet…