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February 13, 2025

 

Three Big Lessons for the Democrats in 2025

Economics, culture, and media. Economics, culture, and media. Economics, culture, and media. Got it?

By Michael Tomasky

 

The March Issue Is Available Now

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Federal Workers’ Unions Are Waging the Fight of Their Lives

With the White House and Elon Musk’s DOGE working to dismantle the government, civil service employees are finding ways to push back.

By Grace Segers

 

What the Hell Happened to Democrats in Detroit?

Trump won Michigan by around 80,000 votes—and urban Wayne County accounts for virtually all of it. Yes, the explanation starts with the Arab American vote. But it hardly ends there.

By Joe Lapointe

 

If Democrats Don’t Champion the Civil Service, Who Will?

With the federal workforce facing an onslaught by Trump and Elon Musk, its employees—and the populace it so dutifully protects—desperately need defenders.

By Bryce Covert

 

Pope Francis’s Stunning Rebuke of JD Vance Exposes MAGA’s Dark Soul

The vice president took a stab at theology to defend the administration’s rank cruelty. Then a higher authority weighed in.

By Greg Sargent

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Trump’s Dark New Guantánamo Plan Is Confusing His Entire Staff

Staff members across government agencies are struggling to plan Trump’s detention camp for immigrants.

By Hafiz Rashid

 

Trump’s Phone Call With Putin Leaves Europe Reeling

U.S. allies across Europe are stunned by Donald Trump’s early concessions to Russia.

By Malcolm Ferguson

 
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Preparing for the Dark Days of a Trump Presidency

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Trump vs. the Courts: Will He Drive Us Over the Constitutional Cliff?

It’s about to be a constitutional crisis, if it’s not already. And we’re only three weeks in. Buckle up.

By Harry Litman

 

Trump Aide Karoline Leavitt’s Tirade Over New Legal Losses Is Ominous

As Trump’s press secretary stokes MAGA rage over his failures, legal commentator Leah Litman lays out the prospects for stopping Trump in the courts—and what will happen if he defies them.

By The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

 

ICYMI: Navigating the Dark Road Ahead

On February 12, we gathered influential political commentators determined to mitigate the imminent threats of a second Trump term, including Jared Bernstein, Jamie Raskin, Bennie Thompson, Pramila Jayapal, Olivia Troye, Mark Zaid, Greg Sargent, Michael Tomasky, and more.

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