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10 richest Americans up $700 billion in wealth since Trump reelection
New research published Monday shows that the 10 richest people in the United States have seen their collective fortune grow by nearly $700 billion since President Donald Trump secured a…
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Let them eat marble and big beautiful ballroom
Hours after exultantly posting 24 photos about his gaudy new marble bathroom and hours before he defiantly refused to fund food stamps and health care subsidies for 42 million…
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The prophet of pawprints and the king of debt: An Argentine-American love story
When Donald Trump returned to the White House—declaring himself both President and Chief Brand Officer of Western Civilization—he promised to restore “real leadership” to the Americas.…
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How long can Trump hold things together?
Kids and cops got tear-gassed in Chicago, a judge is holding ICE/CPB officials to account, Americans are horrified by the destruction of the East Wing of the White House, and even UFC…
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Blowing up fishing boats won’t win the drug war
The Trump administration has been blowing up fishing boats in the Caribbean — and now one in the Pacific — claiming without evidence that they’re “drug boats.”
These are extrajudicial…
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The Fairhope phallus affair
FAIRHOPE, AL — It was a bright day for democracy and an even brighter day for inflatable latex, as local authorities in Fairhope arrested a senior citizen for impersonating a political…
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The oldest colony, the newest war: Puerto Rico as launchpad for war on Venezuela
When President Donald Trump announced that the CIA had been authorized to conduct operations inside Venezuela, just as US drones struck another small boat off Venezuela’s coast, few…
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The U.S. footprint of interventions
When historians count U.S. interventions abroad, the first difficulty is deciding what qualifies. Should it be only large-scale invasions and occupations? Or every instance of Marines…
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Concerns grow in Washington about Trump’s (illegal?) Venezuela operations
WASHINGTON — Growing concern is spreading throughout Capitol Hill over the opaque nature of recent U.S. lethal strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessels, and new…
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Trump’s sham peace plan
There is no shortage of failed peace plans in occupied Palestine, all of them incorporating detailed phases and timelines, going back to the presidency of Jimmy Carter. They end the…
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