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San Francisco Congressional Battle Has Three Different Visions for Government
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San Francisco Congressional Battle Has Three Different Visions for Government
A working-class voice, a policy wonk, and a champion of political revolution face off for Nancy Pelosi’s seat.
Surveillance Reform Hinges on How Congress Defines ‘Query’
Congress wants to declassify a secret court opinion on the government’s warrantless spying program, but it may also need to clarify what constitutes a search for your communications data.
China’s Best Friend? Donald Trump!
Our backward-looking president has dismantled our scientific supremacy and forced allies to view China as the more reliable hegemon.
An Epic Collapse for Britain’s Labour Party
Britain’s centrist Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer crashes while Spain’s Socialist Pedro Sánchez shows how to lead from the left. Could there be a lesson here?
Meat Industry Price Fixer Sentenced to Make Money
Agri Stats collected proprietary information from all meat producers and encouraged price increases for decades. After a Trump DOJ settlement, it’s allowed to stay in business.
Aftermath: There Is No End to the War With Iran
In today’s edition, we discuss how the haphazard ending to the war won’t divert from the terrible path Donald Trump has led the world down.
Corporate Hospitals Bilking Americans as GOP Destroys Health Care
Patients are caught in the middle of a corporate money grab and lawmakers who refuse to regulate.
John Roberts Is Starting to Sweat
The reactionary hacks on the Supreme Court might have gone too far this time.
The Court Didn’t Just Disenfranchise Blacks. It Also Disenfranchised Cities.
The Republican redistrictings strip cities of congressional representation.
Oliver Larkin vs. the Epstein State
Hasan Piker’s new favorite candidate was gaining surprising traction challenging self-described ‘Ron DeSantis Democrat’ Jared Moskowitz. Then DeSantis vaporized the district.
We Need a Pulitzer for Substacks
These individual newsletters are a whole new genre. At their best, they have breathed new life into journalism and public discourse.
ICE Wants to Reopen the Crumbling Federal Prison Dubbed ‘Rape Club’
The infamous prison was closed two years ago following revelations of rampant sexual abuse.
A Billion in Taxpayer Money for Trump’s Ballroom
In his vanity, Trump seems determined to alienate Republicans in Congress from most voters.
Outside Spending in Nebraska House Seat Tops $3.5 Million
Democratic Majority for Israel hastily got out of the Second District race after realizing the beneficiary of its spending had disavowed the group. It’s back under a different name.
Will John Fetterman Go Full Benedict Arnold?
Any re-election campaign in 2028 is doomed. Will he spend the remainder of his term completing the betrayal of his own constituents?
Failing to Read the Room in Maine
As Gov. Janet Mills recovers from her anemic Senate bid, she’ll have to decide how to handle Graham Platner, the all-but-voter-anointed Democratic nominee.
Establishment Dems and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Moderation
The DCCC endorsed eight moderate candidates, even in races where their progressive challengers have the momentum.
The Complacent Class
The Milken Conference in Los Angeles is designed for the global financial elite. Their thinking about the Iran war is childish.
Organized Money: The Conservative Who Torments Big Business
We are faced with corporate power so vast it spawned a conservative antitrust movement.
Aftermath: The First Corporate Casualty of the Iran War
Spirit Airlines’ demise can be directly traced to the rise in jet fuel prices. That hasn’t stopped corporate Democrats from blaming Biden-era merger policy.
History Teaches: Reproductive Rights and Equality
A court in Pennsylvania gets it right, and the Fifth Circuit gets it wrong.
The Mifepristone Ruling Revives Pro-Choice Politics
A federal court’s ban on the mailing of abortion medication once again demonstrates the unpopularity of anti-abortion zealotry.
Dan Osborn’s Next Fight
The independent from Nebraska is taking a second run at the U.S. Senate, against an even more appropriate opponent for his working class-vs.-billionaires message.
Aftermath: Oil Execs Thrill to Higher Profits From War
Plus: Why Iran won’t make a deal with Trump to end the crisis
How Inequality Killed the Affordable American Car
Given the upward redistribution of wealth and income, it now pays a company to sell just to the rich.