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People protest against the administration of US President Donald Trump's decision to virtually shut down the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2025. (DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)

A progressive DOGE? Yes, it's possible

Paul Rosenberg
Jon Hamm in "Your Friends and Neighbors" (Apple TV+)

What a rich time for dramas about the 1%

Melanie McFarland
Michael Cera and Michael Angarano in "Sacramento" (Courtesy of Vertical)

“Sacramento” captures the city's majesty

Coleman Spilde
A rooster is held in a cage on a farm on January 23, 2023 in Austin, Texas. The poultry industry as well as private flocks are suffering a health crisis as the bird flu continues to spread across the United States. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Factory farming's ticking time bomb

Michael Windsor
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President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump's shot across the bow aimed at GOP

Heather Digby Parton
Former President Donald Trump attends the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 287 mixed martial arts event at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, on April 8, 2023. (CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

The folly of Trump's tariff "game show"

Chauncey DeVega
Elon Musk stands in the gallery during President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, March 4, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Misogyny fuels MAGA's war on empathy

Amanda Marcotte
Billy Magnussen, Osy Ikhile, Paul G. Raymond, Cristin Milioti and Milanka Brooks in "Black Mirror" (Nick Wall/Netflix)

"Black Mirror" reflects on itself

Andy Crump
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Donald Trump and Capitol Hill (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

MAGA feels true cost of Trump tariffs

Brian Karem
Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Ron Johnson (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump blinks as GOP resentment grows

Amanda Marcotte
Business people working at desks (Getty Images/Morsa Images)

Stuck in your job? Take these steps

Keith R. Spencer
Elon Musk, Department of Government Efficiency leader, speaks at the first cabinet meeting of President Donald J Trump's second term at the White House on Wednesday, Feb 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump's tariff message gets muddled

Heather Digby Parton
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Coronavirus crisis volunteer Rhiannon Navin greets local residents arriving to a food distribution center at the WestCop community center on March 18, 2020 in New Rochelle, New York. New Rochelle has been a hot spot for the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Now is the time for a COVID-19 synthesis

C. Brandon Ogbunu - Undark
Former president Donald Trump, speaks at a Club 47 USA event in West Palm Beach, Florida on October 11, 2023. (Saul Martinez for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

President Bankrupt

Tom Engelhardt - TomDispatch.com
Greg Gutfeld, Jesse Watters and Sean Hannity (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Tariffs won't make MAGA more "manly"

Amanda Marcotte
Elisabeth Moss in "The Handmaid's Tale" (Disney/Steve Wilkie)

"The Handmaid's Tale": America's finale

Melanie McFarland
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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) dances as he leaves the stage after speaking alongside former US Representative Tulsi Gabbard during a town hall meeting in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on August 29, 2024. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

"Trump Derangement Syndrome" is no joke

Chauncey DeVega
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Libertarian National Convention on May 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

RFK's vaccine "endorsement" is phony

Amanda Marcotte
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing for U.S. Attorney General in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

MAGA's circular “lawfare” backfires

Jesselyn Radack
Aimee Lou Wood and Walton Goggins in "The White Lotus" (Fabio Lovino/HBO)

"White Lotus" finale embraces the bleak

Erin Qualey
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Woman stressed out with her finances (Getty Images/Happy Kikky)

Telling us to "save more" isn't working

Sara Sternberg Greene
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference at 40 Wall Street on January 17, 2024 in New York City. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

The ultimate MAGA loyalty test

Heather Digby Parton
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol, June 1, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images)

GOP's magic math undermines Trump's plan

Samarth Gupta
Trump frowning in front of a postcard of Positano, Italy. (Photo Illustration by Salon / Getty Images)

Trump v. Europe: A love-hate story

Andrew O'Hehir
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