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How Bezos and the Tech Bros Made Greed Godly

I remember the day the Washington Post’s sale was announced. It was August 2013 and I was with my friend Tony Norman at our regular falafel haunt on...

23.07.2026 10

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What's Happened to the WaPo Opinion Page Since Bezos Took the Wheel?

Daily news & progressive opinion—funded by the people, not the corporations—delivered straight to your inbox.

12.07.2026 10

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Jack Evans Goes Out With a Whimper

Jack Evans’ bid for DC Council chairman has ended with a whimper. Unable to collect enough signatures to get on the ballot, Evans dropped out of the...

22.04.2026 20

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President Trump: Please Don’t Nuke Iran

Last week, President Trump threatened Iran’s 93 million people with annihilation. This week, we’ve largely moved on, if only to keep up with the...

14.04.2026 30

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Pete Hegseth’s Epic Fury

Monday morning, game face on, Hegseth did his best to explain to a skeptical country why we were — at Israel’s prompting — diving headfirst into...

05.03.2026 20

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How the Game is Played

For many years, the right-wing Koch network has both funded and influenced George Mason’s Mercatus Center. More recently, George Mason’s law...

04.12.2025 30

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In DC’s Hour of Need, the Post Opinion Page Veers Right and Crumbles

I recently beat up on the Washington Post for all but welcoming President Trump’s takeover and militarization of Washington, DC. And I’m going to...

26.08.2025 30

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A Letter to My Cousin, New York Times Publisher A.G. Sulzberger

It’s been nearly eight years since you took over as New York Times publisher from your dad, and the paper is in top form. At just 44, you’ve...

23.07.2025 50

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