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Harvard Stands up to Trump; Then He Hits Them For $2.2 Billion and Threatens Their Tax-exempt Status
Trump’s Escalating War on the Press, as he Threatens CBS Over an Accurate 60 Minutes Report on Ukraine
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Is Trump Using El Salvador’s Techno-Autocrat Bukele as an Excuse to Defy the Supreme Court?
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The New Hegemon in the Middle East: Israel


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Trump’s MAGA Economy Driven by Greed, Stupidity, and Cowardice
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The Hollow Nature of Trump’s Promise of Gain After the Pain


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Robert Hockett / Matt Gold / Gregory Brew

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Trump’s Amateurism on Display, or is He Shorting the Market for His Family and Cronies?
An Assessment of the Amount of Damage Ahead From Trump’s Trade War
Given Today’s Drop in Oil To $56 From $72 a Barrel Last Week, What Kind of a Deal Could Emerge Between the U.S. and Iran on Saturday?


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Barry Naughton / Trita Parsi / Alexander Sammon

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Chinese Response to 104% Tariffs and Insults From Vance
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Trump’s DOJ Will No Longer Stop Crypto Scams, and Cyber Command Will No Longer Stop Ransomware Attacks


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Trump Urges Americans Not to Be “Weak or Stupid,” as the Meltdown on Wall Street Continues
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Saturday’s 1,200 “Hands Off” Demonstrations Around the World


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The Growing Grassroots Revolt Against the Slash and Burn of the American Government, Our Institutions, and Our Democracy by Trump and Musk
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Hope on the Horizon for Democrats
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Thanks to Musk, the U.S. is Not Helping the Victims of the Earthquake in Myanmar Because There Are Only 15 Employees Left at USAID
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Is Trump Bluffing With Nuclear Threats Against Iran?
Trump and Stephen Miller are Borrowing From Pinochet and the Nazis
A Former Republican Opposition Researcher on How the Democrats Can Up Their Game


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