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The Reconstruction Papers was referenced in Vox this week.
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Editor's Notes: Media Consolidation Is More Dangerous Than Media Fragmentation
We need to strengthen truly liberal media institutions.
Continued Free Rein (The Opposition Report #17)
Deportations, persecuting critics of the administration, bombing foreign countries, and more.
America’s Moral Rot in the Age of Trumpism and How to Reverse It
Accountability and court reform must be zealously pursued once Trump is out of power.
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We Need a New Federal Writers Project
Drawing on and improving the model pioneered during the New Deal.
Headwaters: September 7–13, 2026
Looking at what’s just behind us in preparation for the week ahead.
The Liberal Economy: The Car Without an Engine Goes to the Mechanic
Chapter 8 (pp. 54–61) from The Reconstruction Papers.
The Midterms Will Be a Referendum on MAGA (Neon Liberalism #90, with Greg Sargent)
How elites got hoodwinked by the vibe shift.
It's Not Just the Supreme Court That's Broken (Out of the Jaws #11, with Charles Star)
The Texas drag ban and more.
After September
The grief lingers, and the mistakes cannot be overturned, and the dead do not return from their graves.
Donald Trump Wants to Bury America With Him
His speech at the GOP's midterm convention came off like a Jim Jones sermon.