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Jake Whitney is a journalist based in New York.
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POWER GAMES

Biden’s Folly in Trying to Prolong the ‘American Century’

Military historian and Gold Star Dad Andrew Bacevich talks Ukraine, Afghanistan, and the new (old) paradigm of competition between great powers.

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FOXITUS

The Cynical Message Behind the Right’s Defense of Its Lies

Conservatives seem happy to lie about everything from election fraud to Sandy Hook, until it’s time to go to court.

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EVEN A BLIND HOG...

How Trump’s Judges Deflated the ‘Stop the Steal’ Balloon

It was because of, not in spite of, Trump’s influence on the judiciary that the peaceful transfer of power was ensured.

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BIG IS BAD

It’s High Time We Got a ‘F**k Off’ Economy: Zephyr Teachout

In her new book, the former gubernatorial and congressional candidate argues that monopolies—from tech to agriculture—are the biggest threat to a healthy economy.

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SWAMP THING

Trump Bashed Lobbyists. Now He’s Their BFF

On the campaign trail Trump couldn’t stop telling us how much his opponents were in the clutches of lobbyists and special interests. Maybe he was just jealous.

Jake Whitney

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PRETENDER

It’s Obama’s Economic Recovery, Stupid

Long before he was a presidential candidate, Trump was more than willing to trash the GOP economic policies that he now falsely claims are boosting the economy.

Jake Whitney

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Alt Reality

How The Right Co-Opted ‘Fake News’

To Donald Trump and the right, any news or facts they don’t like or disagree with are labeled fake news, leaving us in a world where the truth becomes just a matter of opinion.

Jake Whitney

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SECRETIVE

Is Trump Stiffing the Constitution?

Law professor Zephyr Teachout is part of a watchdog group charging that Donald Trump’s many conflicts of interest violate constitutional strictures. Let her walk you through it.

Jake Whitney

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Beyond Truthiness

How the Right Destroyed the Truth

Trump’s lies are just the beginning. Over two decades, right-wing media has degraded the credibility of the entire media and also degraded the idea that objective facts even exist.

Jake Whitney

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HANDBOOK

The Climate Change Book the GOP Needs

Joseph Romm’s accessible book about global warming is the right book at the right time, and good enough to persuade even Republican pols of the dangers ahead.

Jake Whitney

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