Coffee with the Contrarians • The atrocious Bondi hearing, a failing economy, and Trump's ploy to nationalize the elections

Getting the Ick • A cartoon by Nick Anderson

The Contrarian Covers the Democracy Movement • Thursday: Protests continue in Minnesota, Texas, and more.

Evening Roundup, February 11 • Former prosecutors would investigate these files, Epstein's sad entry fee, fallacies of the SAVE Act, Trump losing his grip on rural USA, radical empathy, Bad Bunny's vote?, AIPAC $, The Pod, & more

How Democrats Can Flip Back Latino and Rural Voters • Carlos Eduardo Espina and Jess Piper look at why voter outreach programs are having success on the ground.

Puerto Ricans are U.S. Citizens—Without Full Voting Rights • Civics expert Ben Sheehan introduces Puerto Rico's complex history with the U.S.

The GOP’s Voter Integrity Sham • Make the Republicans hell bent on passing the SAVE Act put money where their mouths are.

The Pathetic Price of Entry to Epstein’s World • Access, favors, and gifts were enough, apparently, for already-powerful people to continue to associate with a sex trafficker.

AIPAC Money Is a Toxic Badge for Democrats • Jeremy Ben-Ami critiques the super-PAC meddling in U.S. elections

Six Questions for Pam Bondi • A cartoon by RJ Matson

Reproductive Justice Demands We Call In, Not Just Call Out • The need to speak with moral clarity and radical empathy has never been more urgent.

Is Trump Losing Rural America? • Jess Piper foretells the growing blue wave across the country

Coffee with Contrarians ft. Michael Podhorzer • The Confederacy never died, the Trump-enabling Robert's Court, & more

The Contrarian Covers the Democracy Movement • Wednesday: A new protest song, plus protests in Vermont, planning ahead, and more.

DOJ Can Give the Survivors Answers • And if They Don't, Congress Must

How to Rein in ICE • What to do short of abolishing it

Evening Roundup, February 10 • Featuring Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Meredith Blake, Richard Painter & Thomas Sullivan, Megan Armstrong, Brian O'Neill, Jared Bernstein & Bobby Kogan, Michael de Adder, Nick Anderson, & The Pod

Bad Bunny Embodies the American Dream • Ten years ago, he was bagging groceries. Now he's on top of the world.

Gov. Josh Shapiro on ICE, Israel, Fair Elections and more • Pennsylvania's Governor also discusses why he wrote his new book, Where We Keep the Light.

U.S. Olympians Give Voice to American Realities • And the president of the United States hates it.

Let’s Do Lunch! • GDP as a helpful tool, the growing AI sector, and the economic woes of the younger generation

Connect the Rots • A cartoon by Nick Anderson

Gov. Josh Shapiro Won't Be Intimidated • Finding the light in a life of public service amidst a polarized world

The United States Has Started Campaigning Abroad • Trump’s endorsements in foreign elections are turning U.S. alliances into personal bets with real strategic costs.

The Frightening • A cartoon by Michael de Adder

Minnesota and the U.S. Constitution • There is no insurrection occurring in Minnesota. The state's response has been peaceful-- relying on the Constitution, the laws, and the courts

The Contrarian Covers the Democracy Movement • Tuesday: Super Bowl and Olympics ICE protests, and more.

Words & Phrases • ‘Accountability’ has to mean something

Evening Roundup, February 9th • Pablo Torre on Bad Bunny's Radical Joy; the failure to support survivors; the Atlantic shame gap; unchallenged systemic racism; the resilience of the Latino community; & a special Live "Talking Feds"

The Sad Truth Behind the Reaction to Trump’s Sick Meme • Even Republicans will condemn overt bigotry. But systemic racism remains mostly unchallenged by those on the right.

The Epstein Files Release is a Failure. Survivors Deserve Better. • Is the U.S. Justice Department afraid to pursue powerful men?

Bad Bunny Shows us What Radical Joy Looks Like • Pablo Torre reacts to the joyous performance during Super Bowl LX

The Atlantic Shame Gap • Why Epstein-linked names trigger resignations in Europe—and shrugging in the United States.

Trump's Warfare Tests Resilience of Latino Community • Carlos Eduardo Espina speaks on MAGA's tactic of terrorizing the people into submission

Coffee with Contrarians ft. Katie Phang • 5th Circuit mass detention decision, Bad Bunny's joyous halftime show, & Ghislaine Maxwell deposition

The Contrarian Covers the Democracy Movement • Monday: Students walked out of class last week to protest ICE all over the country, including in Texas, Tennessee, Washington, and Nebraska.

Live from Princeton: A Contrarian Quartet

They’ve Always Known He is A Racist... • They just never cared

Trump & Cronies’ Top 10 Corruption Scandals • And how YOU are helping fight back -- Publisher's Roundup 53

Evening Roundup, February 6 • Super Bowl Edition! Featuring a halftime history lesson, our valiant librarians, a super cute Pet of the Week, delicious dinner ideas, and The Pod

Billy Porter Exposes the NFL's Performative Politics • Bad Bunny, the new civil rights movement, and Trump's obscene racism

Just Scrap the Rooney Rule • No one follows it anyway.

50 Years Ago, Up With People Changed Super Bowl Halftimes • Looking back at when a cheesy musical group of clean-cut youths took stage at football's premier event.

Rep. Jeffries on Reforming ICE. Georgia Fort's Disgraceful Arrest • Rep. Hakeem Jeffries discusses the battle over DHS funding in the House and independent journalist Georgia Fort explains why we must protect the free press

Contrarian Pet of the Week • Meet Simone!

Oven-Baked Parmesan Panko Crusted Chicken • Happiness matters, whenever it finds us.

The Librarians, Our Unlikely Heroes • In a documentary airing soon on PBS, we meet people who risked their jobs and their safety to resist the wave of reactionary book-burners.

Your Cover Up Is Showing • Trump's cronies have changed their tune on the Epstein files

Tom the Dancing Bug • A Trump Government Community Bulletin

The Contrarian Covers the Democracy Movement • Friday: Protests against ICE in Missouri, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and more.