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The Real Purpose of ICE
It's not just for detaining immigrants
Jan 10
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The Inevitable Blowback to Trump’s Reckless Imperialism
A recording from Anne Applebaum and THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali's live video
Jan 7
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THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali
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Spheres of Influence
Venezuela and the end of Pax Americana
Jan 6
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Henry James's Venice
and Merry Christmas to all
Dec 22, 2025
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The Longest Suicide Note in American History
The Trump administration confuses its enemies with its friends
Dec 18, 2025
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Trump and Witkoff are Prolonging the War
Nov 27, 2025
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Suddenly Trump Looks Older and More Deranged
Jul 22, 2024
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Trump has no strategy
Jun 22, 2025
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Life in an Occupied Country
Mar 10, 2025
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Ukrainians want honest government. Do we?
Ukraine's fight against corruption is impossible to imagine right now in America or Russia
Dec 7, 2025
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Trump and Witkoff are Prolonging the War
Also, Happy Thanksgiving! And a Christmas Book list...
Nov 27, 2025
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Cui Bono?
Who benefits from Trump's deals with the Russians and the Saudis? Not us
Nov 22, 2025
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The Biggest Tent
To defeat autocracy in America, we need as many different people campaigning in as many different places as possible
Nov 9, 2025
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You Are Not Supposed to Believe in Anything
The New Propaganda
Nov 1, 2025
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The New Propaganda
You are not supposed to believe in anything
Oct 31, 2025
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Dislike and Disdain
Trump expresses his true feelings about America and Americans
Oct 25, 2025
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Will the Beacon Go Dark?
What happens when "democracy" isn't part of our identity anymore?
Oct 19, 2025
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Manufactured Drama
ICE violence in Chicago is real, but it's also made for Instagram
Oct 12, 2025
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