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Plato’s Warning About AI
Plato feared that writing would dull the mind. AI risks finishing the job.
Oct 20
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The Mamdani Method
Five lessons to anchor a Democratic Party adrift at sea
Oct 18
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Israeli Minister Ordered Public Shaming of Jewish Aid Workers, U.S. Detainee Says
David Adler says Israel’s far-right national security minister separated Jewish members of a Gaza aid flotilla for a photo-op before days of abuse in…
Oct 7
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September 2025
Should Democrats Moderate? They Already Do.
VIDEO | Forget the punditry. 2024 Democratic ads tell the real story.
Sep 29
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Our Crisis Isn’t a Failure of Manners
On Ezra Klein, Charlie Kirk, and the civility trap.
Sep 24
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Realignment Isn’t A Playlist
On Searchlight, why Democrats can’t simply curate their way to power and what it takes to forge an era of democratic renewal.
Sep 22
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Waleed Shahid
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What We Look At When We Look At a Baby
A newborn in the house, and I can’t stop watching people watch the baby.
Sep 15
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VHS Recording Of 10-Year Old Me on 9/11/2001
Last year, I found an old VHS tape of my neighbor interviewing us on 9/11/2001 about our family's experience that day.
Sep 11
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August 2025
What Yglesias Gets Wrong About the 1850s
Republicans forged purpose out of disparate interests and factional conflict.
Aug 26
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Zohran’s Scavenger Hunt and the Forgotten Socialist Mayor of New York
A citywide scavenger hunt turned contained a mini-history lesson about New York’s socialist lineage.
Aug 25
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Inside Uncommitted: The 1-Year Anniversary of a Missed Turn at the DNC
Twelve months on, the cost of ignoring anti-war voters is plain.
Aug 19
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The Distraction Playbook: How Trump’s DC Takeover Swallowed the News Cycle
Trump didn’t like what he was seeing on his TV screens these past few weeks, so he decided to change the story.
Aug 15
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vaibhav vijay
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Vanessa Parra
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