Are Democrats Really Powerless?
What A Day26 Feb 2025

Are Democrats Really Powerless?

Right now, it feels like President Donald Trump and billionaire ‘first buddy’ Elon Musk are holding all the political cards. While we’re out here just trying to figure out if our local library will still carry books about the Civil Rights Movement, Musk is busy trying to fire every government worker he can find while Trump pitches a golden pathway to citizenship for millionaires. It’s… a lot. And Democrats are understandably upset about it. But what can they actually do about it? Journalist Matt Yglesias, who writes the ‘Slow Boring’ newsletter on Substack, talks about steps we can all take to expand the Democratic Party’s tent.

And in headlines: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans a trip to the White House, the Trump administration has a bad day in court, and new data shows U.S. consumer confidence is plummeting.

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Dr. Trump’s Bad Medicine

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The Big Business Behind The Kimmel Suspension

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Trump’s War On Free Speech

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What The FBI Doesn’t Understand About Online Extremism

What The FBI Doesn’t Understand About Online Extremism

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17 Sep 202526min

What Did Trump’s DC Police Takeover Accomplish?

What Did Trump’s DC Police Takeover Accomplish?

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16 Sep 202520min

Shutdown Showdown, Part [We've Lost Count]

Shutdown Showdown, Part [We've Lost Count]

The clock is ticking until the federal government runs out of money and potentially shuts down—again. Now you might be thinking, "Didn't we do this? Like, a few months ago?" And yeah, we did. In March...

15 Sep 202521min

Political Violence In America

Political Violence In America

The search for a suspect in Charlie Kirk's death continues. The FBI released some grainy photos of a person of interest wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap — all in black — in the hope it might trig...

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