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Chauncey Devega

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Peace talks in Budapest? Beware of Trump’s ulterior motive

His preference for Hungary's capital holds dark symbolism for Ukraine — and the US

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To defeat Trumpism, Democrats must speak the language of pain

Effective political messaging targets — and wins — the heart

thursday 10

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By taking over DC, Trump may have outflanked the Democrats — again

Democrats have been branded "soft on crime" for 60 years. Will they ever learn to turn the tables?

19.08.2025 10

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Trump, Abbott and the GOP bring Orbán-style autocracy to Texas

As the Lone Star State's Democratic lawmakers resist, national Democrats should take a lesson

14.08.2025 30

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Trump’s DC takeover is an ominous move

Taking the capital isn’t just a power grab — it’s symbolic violence against the nation itself

12.08.2025 4

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Trump escalates his racist attacks on Black Americans

Failure to connect his comments to our worsening democratic crisis is an act of complicity

09.08.2025 50

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Trump’s cruel policies have a human cost

Bleak economic numbers and a fraying safety net are leaving people helpless — and hopeless

05.08.2025 10

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Florida is the laboratory for MAGA — and American autocracy

Journalist Robert W. Fieseler on his new book "American Scare" and how "we’re all Floridians now"

02.08.2025 30

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Forget the 2024 autopsies. Democrats need to be bold — and ruthless

To win against Trump and MAGA, the party must rebrand with an inspiring narrative and strong ideas

01.08.2025 3

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Forget the 2024 autopsies. Democrats need to be bold — and ruthless

To win against Trump and MAGA, the party must rebrand with an inspiring narrative and strong ideas

31.07.2025 30

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We’re living in the world Hulk Hogan — and Donald Trump — made

"Hulkamania" helped define a generation. But muscles and swagger can't fix everything

27.07.2025 30

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Trump’s threats against Obama are very real — and dangerous

Accusations of treason are not just distractions from Epstein

26.07.2025 4

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Trump’s poll numbers are cratering. Why won’t he change course?

Six months into his second term, the president refuses to change his policies and behavior

24.07.2025 40

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Greed vs. integrity in Trump’s Gilded Age

As Democrats conduct their 2024 autopsy, Americans see both parties as "self-serving and ineffective"

22.07.2025 10

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With Trump as pilot, America is experiencing emotional turbulence

For your safety — and that of your fellow Americans — pay attention to what's happening

18.07.2025 10

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Trump continues to tighten his authoritarian grip

With his use of the military and threats against blue cities, "we're seeing something new," expert says

11.07.2025 3

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Public health expert: Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” will cause misery and death

51,000 deaths per year is just the starting point

01.07.2025 50

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Be prepared for “further escalation” from Trump

Four experts on how Trump is using crises to expand his power

25.06.2025 6

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As his support drops, Trump will "lash out in dangerous, unimaginable ways"

After two weeks of chaos and violence, four experts consider what's next

19.06.2025 30

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What Mavis Staples can teach us about resisting Trumpism

Protecting democracy requires many soldiers in "the army of love”

17.06.2025 4

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The Trump-Musk feud that wasn't: Media distracted by another MAGA spectacle

Trump and Musk successfully drive focus away from the GOP's "big beautiful bill" and war on democracy

12.06.2025 10

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Democrats, disillusioned, clear the path for Trump's rampage

The image of then-President Biden welcoming Donald Trump back to the White House symbolized the disaster to come

10.06.2025 5

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Trump is using every weapon at his disposal for revenge

Starting with the Republicans' "big beautiful bill"

09.06.2025 60

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Historian Federico Finchelstein: Trump's "abuse of the law fits an old autocratic pattern"

We are in the middle of Trump’s radicalization towards fascism

05.06.2025 8

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PRRI's Robert P. Jones: "Donald Trump sees himself as the king of kings"

"There is virtually nothing Trump can do for the Republican base to not support him"

03.06.2025 30

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"It is like gravity being reversed": How Trump's DOJ created "an invitation to discrimination"

"The administration's aim here is to destroy the foundation of civil rights protections in this country"

29.05.2025 10

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Trump's distraction machine is working

Trump continues to win the information war and Democrats, the media and the American people are left overwhelmed

27.05.2025 10

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Republicans expand "Trump bucks" scheme with “MAGA savings accounts”

MAGA savings accounts are no substitute for hundreds of billions of dollars the GOP wants to take away from kids

22.05.2025 10

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The next stage of our democracy crisis: competitive authoritarianism

America’s democracy is rapidly collapsing. Examining its present state offers clues to prevent catastrophe

20.05.2025 30

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Top pollster Mark Mellman warns DNC drama is quickly becoming the Democrats' brand

"Showing off internal battles, be they ideological, personal, or otherwise, doesn't do anything to help the party"

15.05.2025 10

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Young people can't save democracy by themselves: A new vision is required

Democrats have counted on "generational replacement" to rescue them: Experts say it's a "dangerous illusion"

08.05.2025 20

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"Save democracy" sounds like "save the status quo": How everything became a conspiracy theory

Journalist Phil Tinline explains how the fear that democracy is about to die birthed the Age of Trump

07.05.2025 5

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"A free fall not seen in modern history": 100 days of destruction

Trump has been more aggressive in his efforts to destroy democracy than any other autocrat in recent decades

06.05.2025 30

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Resistance to Trump's shock and awe takes root

"Pause and delay" tactics are working, experts tell Salon

05.05.2025 10

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Trump's first 100 days will require a second Reconstruction

"It will take us a long time to recover" from the first 100 days of Donald Trump's second term

01.05.2025 10

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Donald Trump is more popular than the public opinion polls suggest

Digging deeper than polling shows that Trump’s popularity is much stronger than the Democrats want to believe

29.04.2025 30

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Game show politics: Donald Trump's DOGE "dividends" checks buy time with MAGA

Donald Trump keeps hinting that he will give Americans another "stimulus" check

24.04.2025 8

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"Turning the presidency into performance art": Sanctions expert on what Trump confuses about tariffs

Former State Department official Edward Fishman warns that Trump's strategy of global economic chaos will backfire

22.04.2025 30

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"RoboCop" actor Peter Weller on the crooked line leading from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump

Actor Peter Weller on the politics of "RoboCop," jazz and the importance of kindness and spirituality in hard times

19.04.2025 20

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Trump's shock and awe strategy: Chaos secures more power

From trade wars to constitutional crisis, Trump gains more corrupt power as critics remain distracted

16.04.2025 30

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America's happiness crisis is a generational divide

The U.S. falls to its lowest rank ever in the 2025 World Happiness Report

14.04.2025 10

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The winners of Trump's tariff "game show" are in for a rude surprise

Trump’s toxic union of media, entertainment and politics comes to a head

11.04.2025 30

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"Just the first set of cuts": Expert warns GOP budget is designed to collapse the social safety net

"Wealthy Americans, on the other hand, would have a larger share of the economic pie"

10.04.2025 5

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America has a bad case of TDS

There is little funny about the tragedy that is the Age of Trump and Donald Trump's return to the White House

08.04.2025 10

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The Trump-MAGA experience machine goes into overdrive

As the president's victory march comes to a slow, MAGA's parallel universe of propaganda ramps up

03.04.2025 10

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The media learned all the wrong lessons from 2024

Why the press is ramping up its acts of anticipatory obedience to the Trump regime

28.03.2025 10

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Sadopolitics: Why MAGA clings tighter to Trump the more his policies hurt them

Psychology helps to explain why Trump’s followers will not abandon him

27.03.2025 60

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How moving can help beat MAGA: "We need to revive mobility"

Yoni Appelbaum on how the housing crisis is fueling America’s political polarization

26.03.2025 20

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The danger of Trump's "shock therapy" for America

If happiness is connected to larger anti-democratic trends, then America's future is dire

25.03.2025 30

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How our public schools are tied to the health of our democracy

If you think our democracy is struggling now, imagine a day when our schools are segregated by race

24.03.2025 10

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