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What's in a Norm?
The Trump administration doesn't care about strongly worded letters. Are Democrats ever going to figure it out?
Jan 8
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The Truth of 2025
notes from the end of the longest year of my life (so far)
Dec 31, 2025
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The Supreme Court's Sleight of Hand
I don’t think birthright citizenship is going anywhere, but I also don’t think that should make you feel better about the state of our courts.
Dec 9, 2025
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Aftyn Behn shows pivoting center is a joke
Plus - new candidates to support across the country!
Dec 3, 2025
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What We Know About Pete Hegseth's War Crimes — Plus: Rachel Cohen Joins Endless Urgency to Talk About Tomorrow's TN-07 Special Election
A recording from Rachel Cohen and Mike Nellis's live video
Dec 1, 2025
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Kim Davis is a Distraction
The real fight for queer rights is already in front of the Court, and people aren’t paying attention.
Nov 11, 2025
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No One is Coming to Save You (for optimists)
Good news, that means you have agency!
Nov 5, 2025
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Rachel Cohen
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Maybe You Don't Have to Kill the Lawyers
A postmortem for the American legal system.
Oct 30, 2025
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DOJ Indicts Illinois Democrats Over ICE Protests, Supreme Court Targets Gay Marriage, Trump Tariffs Tank Job Market — with Mike Nellis and…
A recording from Rachel Cohen and Mike Nellis's live video
Oct 29, 2025
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A Tale of Two Cities
Ninth Circuit judges have drastically different understandings of the on-the-ground reality in Portland.
Oct 22, 2025
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Donald Trump's Tyranny of Bureaucracy
Tyranny without a tyrant (and also with one).
Oct 19, 2025
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Rachel Cohen
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Joy is Resistance! (When it's Resistance)
My motivation comes from loving my life, and knowing other people deserve to love theirs, too.
Oct 14, 2025
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