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Barack Obama’s favorite songs of 2020: Springsteen, Bad Bunny, Dua Lipa
Daniel Kreps
Bob Dylan, Megan Thee Stallion and Beyonce, Phoebe Bridgers, Jeff Tweedy make former president’s year-end playlist
Can “earmarks” fix Washington dysfunction? A former symbol of corruption is now a sign of hope
Igor Derysh
Earmarks have long been criticized as organized "bribery" — but some lawmakers think they can break D.C. stalemate
Barack Obama’s favorite films of the year include “Nomadland,” “Mank,” and “Time”
Jude Dry
Every year, the former president reminds us just how good we had it by flexing his impeccable taste in film and TV
A return to fake right-wing outrage: Without Trump, Republicans run back to sexist resentments
Amanda Marcotte
Desperate to keep the rubes riled up, the right reverts to faking umbrage at "unladylike" self-expression
Senate Republicans throw the brakes on timing for Becerra hearings
Emmarie Huetteman
Senate Republicans may delay hearings on Joe Biden's nominee to lead Health and Human Services
“The Boys” cast reacts to Barack Obama praising show
Tyler Hersko
The former president cited several recent television shows that helped him unwind while writing his memoir
Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and the progressive movement: A winter of discontent
Norman Solomon
Sanders has shaped history, and at this point isn't inclined to battle Biden. Time for others to pick up the torch
Should the Biden administration prosecute Trump?
Ryan O'Connell
One of Joe Biden's toughest decisions will be whether to authorize the Justice Department to prosecute Trump
Can progressives save Biden from disastrous economic policies?
Richard D. Wolff
Biden gives every sign of repeating the oscillating failures of previous administrations
Can Joe Biden’s America figure out how to stop creating terrorists?
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
The U.S.-led "war on terror" has become a self-fulfilling policy fueling intractable violence. Will Biden end it?
Why Donald Trump is failing at making his dictator dreams a reality
Sophia A. McClennen
Trump’s autocratic designs are disturbingly forthright and blatant. We're lucky he's not better at building power
No, Obama, we do mean “defund the police”: It’s not a snappy slogan, it’s a demand for justice
D. Watkins
The former president thinks the "snappy slogan" is turning people off. I know someone he should meet and listen to
What’s the best thing a new attorney general can do? Not be the current guy
Terry H. Schwadron
There’s a whole lot at Bill Barr’s Justice Department that needs undoing, but some things should be left alone
My husband voted for Trump, I was a secret Democrat: Our purple marriage couldn’t last
Heather Christie
I finally stopped hiding who I really am. I guess that's one thing I can thank the outgoing president for
Spilling ink and spilling blood: Fighting and writing against America’s forever wars
William Astore, Danny Sjursen
Two men take a unique look back at the paths they took to becoming critics of America’s wars and its war machine
If Joe Biden really wants bipartisan action, experts say foreign policy is his best bet
Jordan Tama, Jonathan Monten, Joshua Busby, Joshua D. Kertzer, Michael J. Tierney, Dina Smeltz
Climate action, perhaps the highest global priority of all, will be a tough sell to Republicans, however
How Hanukkah came to be an annual White House celebration
Jonathan D. Sarna
President Carter, who ironically earned under 50% of the Jewish vote, made the first step in starting the tradition
Rust Belt warning for the GOP: These 3 counties spell trouble for future Republican wins
Alex Henderson
If these counties are any indication, Republicans might run into problems in the Rust Belt in 2022 and 2024
Trump voters don’t really believe Biden stole the election — but they do want a coup
Amanda Marcotte
Conservatives aren't entirely delusional — they're trolls arguing in bad faith to delegitimize Democratic voters
Biden can’t make bipartisanship great again: Republicans already rejecting peace offer
Heather Digby Parton
Trump's voters may never accept the reality of his defeat. Why does Joe Biden expect reason can reach them?
The collective suicide of the liberal class: We will all pay the price for their cowardice
Chris Hedges
Liberals have made a Faustian bargain: Defeat Republicans at any cost. They stand for nothing and fight for nothing
Biden says he’ll take on structural inequality. Good! You need to hold him to it
Robert Reich
Reversing “structural inequalities” is a fundamentally different challenge from reversing economic downturns
Biden’s economic adviser picks are underwhelming the left, to say the least
Matthew Rozsa
Biden chooses a team that is sympathetic to corporations, many of whom have questionable ties to finance
Trumpism will continue without Trump — but its leader is running on borrowed time
Heather Digby Parton
George W. Bush was far more popular than Trump has ever dreamed of becoming — until suddenly it all went away
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