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“If we saw this in any other country, we would condemn that country as authoritarian.”
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Kimmel silenced, as political and corporate pressures converge
The sidelining of comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show could signal a wider chilling effect on free speech, under pressure from President Donald Trump and regulators under him.
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0919/jimmy-kimmel-fcc-brendan-carr
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Charlie Kirk built a movement of young people. Where will it go from here?
History shows the loss of a charismatic leader can propel a political movement into something even more powerful – or mark the beginning of its decline. For now, Charlie Kirk’s allies are vowing to co...
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0917/charlie-kirk-turning-point-young-conservatives
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As campaign spending flows unchecked, some states are trying to impose limits
The role of outside money in elections has grown exponentially ever since the Supreme Court ruled in 2010 that political spending is a form of speech. Now, some advocates of campaign finance reform ho...
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0827/campaign-finance-reform-maine-montana
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
Professor and former COO of Timberland, Kenneth Pucker, discusses global clothing supply chains in light of rising U.S. tariffs.
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‘2 dolls instead of 30’: Will tariffs curb America’s passion for cheap goods?
An era of abundant low-cost imports faces a reckoning – but not necessarily an end – as the Trump tariffs take hold. America’s long pivot from thrift toward consumption is deeply ingrained. So are the...
https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2025/0821/trump-tariffs-imports-consumer-culture?icid=rss
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A MAGA for the UK? These working-class voters feel left behind.
Working-class voters are flocking to Reform UK, a new MAGA-like political party that is disrupting the old guard of Labour and Conservatives.
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0810/reform-uk-immigration-labour-miners-populist
about 2 months ago
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Reported from W Virginia on the reality of modern manufacturing and why we're not going back to 1953
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Trump promised to bring jobs to the Rust Belt. The Sun Belt may get them instead.
Donald Trump was elected partly on the promise of a factory renaissance. Made-in-America may come back, but not necessarily in the places that led U.S. manufacturing 80 years ago.
https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2025/0603/trump-manufacturing-jobs-rust-belt-south
4 months ago
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Bangladesh ousting a dictator and trying to rebuild democracy/sanity is an underreported story. I took a big swing at it. The past is never past.
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Students toppled a dictator. Now they must help remake Bangladesh.
Pro-democracy students helped oust Bangladesh’s autocratic leader. Now the country is grappling with how it sees its past – and defines its future.
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2025/0516/bangladesh-democracy-dictator-student-revolution
5 months ago
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Contest ends today for Trump meme coins. What a deal eh
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Trump meme coins raise money. They also buy access.
Top investors in the meme coin $TRUMP will get to dine with President Donald Trump. Some Democrats call his family cryptocurrency ventures “profoundly corrupt,” while his press secretary says he is ab...
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0510/trump-meme-coin-crypto-ethics
5 months ago
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No empty shelves yet but more out-of-stock items and it's just getting started
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Empty shelves? Tariffs are about to hit US shoppers in a variety of ways.
The new levies are like a slow-motion wave that’s about to break – causing U.S. consumers to experience higher prices and out-of-stock items.
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0503/tariffs-shoppers-shortages-price-hikes/?src=shared
5 months ago
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Markets got a tariff pause. But damage to global confidence in US could last.
President Trump’s 90-day pause on tariffs buoyed stocks. But the U.S. has come to look like a source of uncertainty more than order.
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0410/trump-tariffs-pause-markets-uncertainty
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Some collateral damage with disruption? In Trump 2.0, that’s OK.
From tariff policy to DOGE downsizing of government, Donald Trump’s second administration appears certain that mistakes or even a recession are OK if larger goals for the nation are being served.
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0403/trump-tariffs-immigration-signal-doge
6 months ago
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6 months ago
I think this was from Chapter 4 of Mein Kampf.
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US science funding was a bipartisan priority. Now it’s a target of federal cuts.
The Trump administration aims to overhaul publicly funded science. Critics say cuts could undermine U.S. leadership that has fueled significant advancements.
https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2025/0312/trump-science-funding-nih
7 months ago
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"The directive tasks officials with combing through past communications using a list of 59 flagged key words. ...One of the most striking inclusions is "respect" -- a word that is one of the Army's own seven core values."
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Army Deleting Online Content Related to Women, Minorities Using Key Words Like 'Respect' and 'Dignity'
The deletion of photos, video and other content is part of an order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that all the military services eliminate online material not allowed by the Trump administration.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/28/respect-among-key-words-army-using-delete-online-content-related-women-minority-troops.html
7 months ago
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The ruler of the Republic of Venice was called Doge. The co-ruler of the US Republic has the same moniker. Coincidence?
7 months ago
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My Musk story from Friday that is already past tense. FWIW
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In Musk, an unprecedented blend of political and financial power
President Trump credits Elon Musk with leading efforts to disrupt, shrink, and overhaul the federal bureacuracy. Mr. Musk has major business interests intertwined with the very government he is remaki...
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0221/elon-musk-doge-public-private-conflict
7 months ago
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How about the deficit, Elon? Billions ain't trillions - and gimmicks are gimmicks. Here's my breakdown
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Musk aims to slash deficits. Trump has put key solutions out of reach.
The hard math of fiscal responsibility: Elon Musk’s disruption of entire federal agencies, even if it works, would leave the biggest drivers of federal deficits untouched.
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0207/trump-musk-spending-tax-cuts
8 months ago
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Our story on DOGE that was outdated by the time I finished writing last night but here it is
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Elon Musk and his DOGE: Fixing government or dismantling the Constitution?
Trump efficiency czar Elon Musk is taking drastic steps to tame bloated government. Critics say the Constitution is being shredded in the process.
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0204/musk-doge-treasury-usaid-congress
8 months ago
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8 months ago
I spent some time with new Utah Sen. John Curtis—Mitt Romney's replacement and one of the few non-MAGA Republicans left in the Senate. He could make or break Trump's nominees (watch Tulsi) and policy agenda (watch immigration).
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Meet Mitt Romney’s replacement – who could make or break the Trump agenda
Utah Sen. John Curtis doesn’t always agree with President Donald Trump. But his approach is aimed at consensus – and shows how the Senate GOP has changed.
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0128/trump-senate-republican-curtis
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Ever wondered if U.S. cities could do a better job policing protests? They can - if they follow the science. I found a police department trying a different approach.
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This police unit put away its riot gear. Now it walks and talks with protesters.
In Columbus, Ohio, police are rethinking how to manage unruly Gaza street protests. Their “dialogue unit” could become a model for other U.S. cities.
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2025/0113/police-reform-protest-dialogue-force
8 months ago
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It's 10F, snow on ground, and our car wouldn't start this morning. Kid threw a fit. Took Lyft to school, got ride home from parent. Waiting for AAA. This is my first post on bluesky.
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