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Carlos Eduardo Espina on Trump's World of Confusion and Fear
"There's a black hole that people are being sent into"
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Carlos Eduardo Espina
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Jennifer Rubin
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Putin: A Short-Timer?
By Marvin Kalb
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The attack on Shapiro's home didn't happen in a vacuum
Antisemitism is a threat to democracy. We must confront it and stamp it out.
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Why does business care about democracy? Daniella Ballou-Aares explains
It takes all aspects of society to fight back against autocracy
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Jennifer Rubin
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Daniella Ballou-Aares
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The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement
Thursday: Protests in Maryland and at a Salvadoran consulate in support of Kilmar Abrego García, plans for a second economic boycott, and more.
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Have You No Posters?
We've got you covered! Click here for a free download of the marvelous Bonnie Siegler's protest posters
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Jennifer Weiss-Wolf
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Coffee with The Contrarians 04/17
A recording from Coffee with The Contrarians LIVE 04/17
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Jennifer Rubin
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Ben Wikler
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Norman Eisen
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Fiscal Disaster Awaits
The tariffs are not the only regressive, economically insane move that's been proposed
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Jennifer Rubin
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Evening Roundup, April 16
Featuring Anat Shenker-Osorio; Austin Sarat; Anderson Clayton in conversation with Jen Rubin; Jennifer Weiss-Wolf; Nick Anderson; Pamela Smith and The…
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The Contrarian
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Trump’s unrelenting war on science is reckless and dangerous
It will cost lives and puts all of us at risk.
We can’t afford to defund election security
Not taking election security seriously irreparably harms our democracy.
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Tightening the screws
A cartoon by Nick Anderson
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Nick Anderson
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