News BeepDec 26

11 of Our Most Memorable Pieces from 2025

It feels like a century ago that Donald Trump stood on the west front of the U.S. Capitol…
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RoundSparrowJul 15, 2025

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United States of America is now a Police State

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/14/america-is-now-a-police-state/

America Is Now a Police State

The Medicaid cuts are bad, but the $75B ICE expansion is worse—fueling mass deportations and turning America into a police state.

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RoundSparrowJul 15, 2025

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United States of America is now a Police State

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/14/america-is-now-a-police-state/

America Is Now a Police State

The Medicaid cuts are bad, but the $75B ICE expansion is worse—fueling mass deportations and turning America into a police state.

Washington Monthly
7sleepersmusicApr 6, 2024
#JinaMooreNgarambe was the editor of #Guernica magazine. She "resigned" today after publishing this essay by #JoannaChen. The essay was retracted by Guernica and re-published in #WashingtonMonthly. IMHO It's well worth reading. #Literature #Publishing #Palestine #CeasefireNow https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/03/18/from-the-edges-of-a-broken-world/
From the Edges of a Broken World

The article Guernica retracted, and the translator who tried to tread the line of empathy

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7sleepersmusicMar 19, 2024
ICYMI Earlier this month #Guernica magazine (“one of the most prestigious literary publications in the United States”) quietly published, then loudly retracted, this piece by #JoannaChen. Seems the editors enjoy crawling up their own rear ends or something like that. Anyhoo, #WashingtonMonthly picked it up and IMHO it's worth a read. Keep hope alive, y'all. #CeasefireNow https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/03/18/from-the-edges-of-a-broken-world/
From the Edges of a Broken World

The article Guernica retracted, and the translator who tried to tread the line of empathy

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U.S. Politics in Real TimeNov 18, 2023

Has Trump Gone Even Crazier? Forget parsing every Biden utterance. The likely GOP nominee is forgetting where he is, stumbling over words, and waxing full fascist.

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2023/11/17/has-trump-gone-even-crazier/

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Has Trump Gone Even Crazier?

Litigation under the Fourteenth Amendment is pending in 21 states to disqualify Donald Trump from the ballot on the ground that he “engaged in an insurrection” in and around January 6, 2021. He’s prevailed preliminarily in two states thus far. Still, the question of Trump’s eligibility for office may reach the Supreme Court, as might […]

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Democracy Matters Oct 23, 2023

I believe you mean "How Donald Trump and the GOP Bungled the Pandemic." #WashingtonMonthly #Cowards

How America Bungled the Pandemic https://washingtonmonthly.com/2023/10/23/how-america-bungled-the-pandemic/

How America Bungled the Pandemic

By every objective measure, the U.S. mounted one of the world’s worst responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its 1.1 million deaths left it with a mortality rate that exceeded all other advanced industrial nations except the United Kingdom. Official explanations for this catastrophe are in as short supply as ventilators, masks, and hospital gowns were […]

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U.S. Politics in Real TimeAug 9, 2023

Progressives Are Defeating Conservatives in School Board Elections—Even in Ohio

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2023/08/09/progressives-are-defeating-conservatives-in-school-board-elections-even-in-ohio/

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Progressives Are Defeating Conservatives in School Board Elections—Even in Ohio

Waging culture war at the local level is backfiring on Republicans.

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U.S. Politics in Real TimeJun 2, 2023

The Debt-Ceiling Deal Shows Joe Biden is a Normal President Just Like He Promised

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2023/06/01/the-debt-ceiling-deal-shows-joe-biden-is-a-normal-president-just-like-he-promised/

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The Debt-Ceiling Deal Shows Joe Biden is a Normal President Just Like He Promised

Skeptics said he couldn’t bring regular order, let alone bipartisanship, to Washington after the Trump years. But that’s precisely what he’s doing.

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U.S. Politics in Real TimeMay 26, 2023

Ron DeSantis is Not a Competent Governor

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2023/05/25/ron-desantis-is-not-a-competent-governor/

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Ron DeSantis is Not a Competent Governor

Republicans looking for a Donald Trump who can get things done will find the Floridian is just another performative pol who picks fights and doesn’t understand public policy.

Washington Monthly