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RANT: MAGA is imploding. Stop turning defectors away.
A little lecture on persuasion, manipulation, cult defection, and accountability
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Anand Giridharadas
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21:51
SPECIAL REPORT: A Nation in Fragments
An alphabetical diary of Trump II: the first six months
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Anand Giridharadas
33
Bad numbers, good trouble, and the American dream
Democrats are frustrated with the future and their party -- so who'll fix this mess?
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The Ink
12
WATCH: Teachers vs. fascists
Teachers union leader Randi Weingarten on why Trump fears educators, how the Democratic Party has to change, and why A.I. will transform learning itself
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Anand Giridharadas
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Randi Weingarten
27
1:01:30
The Supreme Court’s new trick: unexplained verdicts
What is the law if the Supreme Court doesn’t bother to tell us? We explain the rise of the shadow docket charade
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The Ink
12
Survival as a creative act
Writer Suleika Jaouad on how journaling saved her life -- and how it can transform yours
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Anand Giridharadas
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Suleika Jaouad
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Leigh Haber
22
59:50
To prevent tyranny, fight inequality
Waleed Shahid on how inequality fuels authoritarianism, and the lineage that connects FDR, the United Auto Workers, and now Zohran Mamdani
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Waleed Shahid
15
Humans love simplicity
Linguist Adam Aleksic on language and storytelling in the age of social media, algorithms, A.I., and Italian brainrot
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The Ink
5
In the shadow of Scopes
Church, state, and school -- 100 years on from the “Monkey Trial”
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The Ink
15
NOTEBOOK: Black and tan
Some Sunday piano messing around
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Anand Giridharadas
74
6:04
Sharif versus Judy: who does Adjoua love more?
Our latest thoughts on "The Uproar" -- and an Ink Book Club special event with Suleika Jaouad.
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Leigh Haber
27
It happened here, railway diplomacy, who belongs?
Weekend Reads for July 12, 2025
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The Ink
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