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Overlord

Overlord Overlord

Over lard.

Jan 2, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Minerals displayed at the showroom of a battery recycling plant in Wuhan, China, in 2023.

Beijing Calls Washington’s Bluff on Strategic Metals Beijing Calls Washington’s Bluff on Strategic Metals

China’s latest export restriction lays bare the complex geopolitics behind President Trump’s proposed tariffs—and the green energy transition.

Jan 2, 2025 / Nicolas Niarchos

Chips

Chips Chips

Ahoy.

Dec 31, 2024 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Representative Kay Granger during a news conference with other Republican members of the House of Representatives at the Capitol on July 21, 2020.

Elder Abuse Is No Way to Run a Government Elder Abuse Is No Way to Run a Government

The corridors of power increasingly resemble a nursing home—if not a hospice.

Dec 27, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Hot Air Rises

Hot Air Rises Hot Air Rises

The GOP’s fealty to Trump.

Dec 24, 2024 / OppArt / J.T. Williamson

Capitol Liquidity

Capitol Liquidity Capitol Liquidity

This Week / December 20, 2024 Capitol Liquidity A.I. Capone. Steve Brodner Share Copy Link Facebook X (Twitter) Bluesky Pocket Email Ad Policy…

Dec 20, 2024 / Steve Brodner

Elon Musk inside the Capitol, holding a cup of coffee and frowning.

The Billionaire Who Stole Christmas The Billionaire Who Stole Christmas

Elon Musk torpedoed a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown. Trump one-upped him by demanding that the bill hike the debt ceiling. A new bill failed. Who’s in charge here...

Dec 20, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Is America Killing Itself?

Is America Killing Itself? Is America Killing Itself?

Donald Trump's upcoming presidency jeopardizes democracy, human rights, and the environment. Is the country on a path to self-destruction?

Dec 20, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

John Fetterman and Elise Stefanik

Brain-Dead Bipartisanship Is Getting Us Nowhere Brain-Dead Bipartisanship Is Getting Us Nowhere

Democrats are making a show of their willingness to cooperate with the incoming Trump administration. That’s not their job.

Dec 20, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) (L) and Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), join fellow congressional Democrats to reintroduce the Freedom to Vote Act in the Lyndon B. Johnson Room at the US Capitol on July 18, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Institutional Resistance Is Futile Institutional Resistance Is Futile

It’s time for the Democratic Party to abandon its staid, rules-based resistance to Trumpism and wage a fierce, moral response.

Dec 19, 2024 / Elie Mystal for The Nation

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