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Daily Take: A New Year Begins and the Trump Cartel Tightens Its Grip Through Wealth, Force, & Faith Jan 01, 2026

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A New Year Begins and the Trump Cartel Tightens Its Grip Through Wealth, Force, & Faith

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Why Are Republicans Calling Control Over Women a Family Value? Dec 31, 2025

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Michelle Goldberg warns that the modern Republican Party is slipping into open, unapologetic misogyny, and even Republican congresswomen are starting to say the quiet part out loud. They’re learning there’s a brutal difference between being useful to powerful men and being respected as an equal.

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Daily Take: We’ve Got 11 Months, So Are We Going to Change the Democratic Party or Watch the Right Keep Winning? Dec 31, 2025

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The clock is ticking, and cynicism isn’t a strategy. Here’s the concrete, local, Tea Party-style roadmap to rebuild Democrats into a fighting progressive party…

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Money is What Matters (to Republicans) Dec 30, 2025

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We know that people die when they don't have access to health care- so why does the system that Republicans have built in the richest country on earth not prioritize human life?

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Daily Take: Why Do Third-Party “Dreams” Keep Turning Into Republican Power? Dec 30, 2025

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A warning to every progressive voter: In America’s election system, your third-party vote can be a gift-wrapped victory for the GOP…

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Who Decides the Truth in America Now? Dec 29, 2025

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From government pressure to political targeting, critics argue Trump is redefining which beliefs are “safe” and which are suspect. We look at where this power comes from, how it’s being used, and why free speech advocates are sounding the alarm.

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Daily Take: Nothing Is Ours Anymore: Is the "Rental Economy" the Most Destructive Scam in Modern American Capitalism? Dec 29, 2025

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From 50-year mortgages to paywalled car features, the rental economy is replacing ownership with lifelong monthly bills...

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The Real Problem — and the Real Solution Dec 28, 2025

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As the cost of health insurance continues to climb, politicians debate how to control those costs and expand coverage. But the truth is, there’s already enough money in the system to cover everyone. It’s just being siphoned off by insurance corporations for profits, lobbying, and stock buybacks. Rachel Madley, PhD exposes the details in Wendell Potter's recent Healthcare Uncovered substack.

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When Crooked Officials Collude with Gun Makers for Profits Over People Dec 27, 2025

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When politicians hand the gun industry a liability shield, they’re not “protecting freedom,”they’re protecting a business model built on body counts. Before Trump, Republicans largely only shaded the truth: George W. Bush’s administration asserted “we know” Iraq has WMDs. The statements danced on ambiguous intelligence, carefully presenting suspicions as certainties.

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Shadow Diplomacy and Betrayal of Allies Dec 26, 2025

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Lev Parnas, Ukrainian-American businessman turned political activist, and author joins Thom to expose the reality of Donald's duplicity with Ukraine. Is Russia already at war with us? Tanks aren’t rolling through cities, but cyberattacks, proxy wars, sanctions, and covert operations are everywhere. Has the world already crossed the line into global war between the United States and Russia? — and why governments may be afraid to say it out loud.

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