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Why Zohran Mamdani Picked a Fight With Ken Griffin

There’s a good argument to be made that Mayor Zohran Mamdani should not have gone to war with Ken Griffin, the hedge-fund billionaire and one of the...

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Mamdani Is Treading a Little Too Cautiously With the NYPD

A year ago, Zohran Mamdani may have been on the pavement outside Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Bushwick. The Brooklyn neighborhood, which ICE has...

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Nobody Embodies MAGA’s Clownish Menace Like Pete Hegseth

The MAGA movement remains a dangerous force in American life, but it has never been weaker. Nobody embodies this dark impotence quite like Defense...

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Mamdani Loses a Fight He Shouldn’t Have Joined

It was a strange Tuesday for Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Before nightfall, he could claim at least one notable victory: an agreement with the City Council...

29.04.2026 10

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We Can Stop Pretending Trump Was Ever Pro-Worker

In the grand scheme of MAGA implosions, Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s forced resignation barely registers. She isn’t infamous like Kristi Noem or Pam...

27.04.2026 10

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Chuck Schumer Used to Be Popular. Now He’s Stuck.

It seems hard to believe now, but there was a time when Chuck Schumer was an immensely popular politician. He surged to victory in a contentious...

23.04.2026 6

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MAGA Is Eating Its Own

As Donald Trump was swept back into power in 2024, there were few politicians who embodied the new era of MAGA more than María Elvira Salazar, the...

20.04.2026 9

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MAGA Loses an Icon

It is still strange to ascribe any deeper meaning to an election in a European country with a population of less than 10 million people. The political...

14.04.2026 10

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Mamdani’s Approval Rating Is More Impressive Than It Looks

As he clears the 100-day mark of his unprecedented mayoralty, just how popular is Zohran Mamdani? New polls from Marist College and Emerson College...

12.04.2026 10

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Iran Will Be Neoconservatism’s Death Blow

Neoconservatives are having a moment. After America Firsters appeared to conquer the Republican Party over the last decade, Donald Trump has swung...

08.04.2026 10

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What Happens When Mamdani Stops Being Polite?

On a bright Sunday afternoon at the end of March, at least 2,000 people packed the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in the Bronx to hear Bernie...

03.04.2026 10

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AI’s Bad Reputation Gives Democrats a Golden Opportunity

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s message is unambiguous: AI cash must be gone from politics. “Politicians — especially Dems — should pledge not to...

02.04.2026 10

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Trump’s Propaganda Machine Is Flailing on Iran

Watch enough Pentagon press conferences and a running theme emerges: Pete Hegseth whining about media coverage of the war in Iran. “You’re either...

30.03.2026 10

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Mamdani’s New Democratic Adversary

Last week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced he was taking the first step toward delivering on a vital campaign promise: establishing a new way for the...

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Trump’s Brutalization of Cuba Is Both Cruel and Pointless

Amid the chaos and bloodshed of Donald Trump’s military excursions into Iran and Venezuela, it’s easy to overlook the needless misery America is...

24.03.2026 10

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J.D. Vance Is Having Kamala Harris Problems

The day before Joe Kent resigned from the Trump administration as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, declaring he could not in...

19.03.2026 10

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How Will 2028 Democrats Handle the Israel Question?

There was a time when Ro Khanna boasted of “working with the American Jewish Committee and AIPAC to build ties between the Indo American and...

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Trump Has Handed the Democrats a New Winning Issue

Affordability has been, understandably, the watchword for Democratic candidates over the last year. After downplaying inflation under Joe Biden, the...

10.03.2026 10

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The Day Israel Lost America

Years from now, February 28, 2026, might be remembered as the day Israel finally lost the American public. The Iran war, launched by the U.S. on that...

06.03.2026 10

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Trump Ran on ‘No New Wars.’ What a Joke.

In a remarkable, potentially catastrophic weekend, one bare fact became clear about Donald Trump’s volatile and terrifying White House: The...

02.03.2026 20

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The Deeper Politics of the Washington Square Snowball Fight

Before Zohran Mamdani sped off to Washington, D.C., to meet with Donald Trump about securing funds for a massive housing project in Queens, he was...

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Trump’s Great Enemy Is Time

There’s an old expression in sports that always applies to the losers: “playing out the string.” A team playing out the string has been...

25.02.2026 20

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The Democratic Party’s Breakup With AIPAC Is Almost Complete

Just two or three years ago, it looked like pro-Israel forces would be able to steer the direction of Democratic Party politics for a very long time....

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AOC’s Munich Stumble Is a Warning to the Left

It was supposed to be a triumphant foreign visit for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is, on the national level, the best current hope for the American...

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The Most Important Thing Democrats Can Do to Stop Trump

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The Most Important Thing Democrats Can Do to Stop Trump

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The Mamdani-Tisch Relationship Isn’t Built to Last

06.02.2026 10

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The Mamdani-Tisch Relationship Isn’t Built to Last

06.02.2026 10

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Is Gavin Newsom Peaking Too Soon?

04.02.2026 20

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Is Gavin Newsom Peaking Too Soon?

04.02.2026 20

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Trump vs. America’s Allies

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Trump vs. America’s Allies

30.01.2026 10

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Will RFK Jr. Run for President in 2028?

29.01.2026 30

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Will RFK Jr. Run for President in 2028?

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Trump’s Losing War on Minneapolis

26.01.2026 20

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Trump’s Losing War on Minneapolis

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Trump Is Barely Trying With His New Health-care Plan

22.01.2026 10

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Trump Is Barely Trying With His New Healthcare Plan

22.01.2026 10

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Mamdani’s Israel Balancing Act Has Just Begun

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Mamdani’s Israel Balancing Act Has Just Begun

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Trump Is Making ‘Abolish ICE’ a Mainstream Position

14.01.2026 20

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Trump Is Making ‘Abolish ICE’ a Mainstream Position

14.01.2026 10

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How Mayor Mamdani Should Handle the Cea Weaver Media Storm

09.01.2026 30

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How Mayor Mamdani Should Handle the Cea Weaver Media Storm

09.01.2026 10

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The Lessons of Trump’s First Year Back in Office

06.01.2026 10

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The Lessons of Trump’s First Year Back in Office

06.01.2026 10

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Trump’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ Moment

05.01.2026 30

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Trump’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ Moment

05.01.2026 30

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The Democratic Party Is Making a Big Mistake

02.01.2026 30

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The Democratic Party Is Making a Big Mistake

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