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John Avlon Wall Street Is Dancing While Trump Assaults Free Markets. It Won’t End Well – Rolling Stone

Wall Street Is Dancing While Trump Assaults Free Markets. It Won’t End Well – Rolling Stone

The titans of American industry decry the government putting its thumb on the scale — except when the thumb belongs to Trump Imagine if President Barack Obama — or God forbid, Bernie Sanders — decided to have the Justice Department open … Continue reading

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John Avlon Trump’s Unhinged Power Grab Opens Pandora’s Box – Rolling Stone

Trump’s Unhinged Power Grab Opens Pandora’s Box – Rolling Stone

The president and his team are dead set on dominating the Western Hemisphere, international law be damned. Russia and China couldn’t be happier Days after Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro was kidnapped by American forces and extradited to the United States, President Donald Trump and his lackeys have been making … Continue reading

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John Avlon Trump’s Year of Media Capture – Rolling Stone

Trump’s Year of Media Capture – Rolling Stone

The president spent 2025 attacking the press, further eroding the First Amendment and empowering autocrats around the world This was the year when public broadcasting was gutted and hyper-partisans prospered, when the First Amendment was exhaustively praised and opportunistically abandoned. … Continue reading

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John Avlon Trump Shares Russia’s Twisted Vision of ‘Peace’ in New National Security Strategy – The Rolling Stone

Trump Shares Russia’s Twisted Vision of ‘Peace’ in New National Security Strategy – The Rolling Stone

The president is leading a new wave of “code pink conservatives” who don’t care what happens beyond America’s borders — except when they do It’s never a good sign when the United States’ national security plan is praised by Russia as being … Continue reading

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John Avlon Trump Is Trying to Legalize Corruption by Abusing His Pardon Power – Rolling Stone

Trump Is Trying to Legalize Corruption by Abusing His Pardon Power – Rolling Stone

The president has issued more than 2,000 pardons since taking office, many to loyalists convicted of serious crimes You’ve probably heard that cosplay Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been blowing up alleged drug running boats from Venezuela in extra-judicial killings … Continue reading

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John Avlon Dems Just Won Big. Learning the Wrong Lesson Could Spoil the Party – Rolling Stone

Dems Just Won Big. Learning the Wrong Lesson Could Spoil the Party – Rolling Stone

Democrats romped in the off-year elections earlier this month. They can’t squander the moment with the midterms looming The technical term is an ass-kicking. Democrats came roaring back in the 2025 off-year elections, flipping seats from governor to positions in … Continue reading

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John Avlon Trump’s ‘Might Makes Right’ Politics Are Bringing Out the Worst in America – Roling Stone

Trump’s ‘Might Makes Right’ Politics Are Bringing Out the Worst in America – Roling Stone

This is a deep cut. There’s a solo John Lennon track called “Remember” off the Plastic Ono Band album. He closes it by screaming “Remember the 5th of November!” followed by an explosion. It was a reference to Guy Fawkes Day, marking … Continue reading

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