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Looking back on the rise of AI in 2025, senior editor @gurleygg.bsky.social reflects that “the regulatory fight over data center siting has only just begun.”
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Gabrielle Gurley’s Best of 2025 - The American Prospect
Our senior editor lists her most important stories of the year.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Looking back on the rise of AI in 2025, senior editor @gurleygg.bsky.social reflects that “the regulatory fight over data center siting has only just begun.”
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Amid a year of powerful people operating with impunity, executive editor @ddayen.bsky.social argues that we can “fix this without needing to put new laws on the books, by actually enforcing the law as it exists.”
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How Power Asserted Itself and How the People Struck Back - The American Prospect
Executive editor David Dayen’s top stories of the year
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December 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Amid a year of powerful people operating with impunity, executive editor @ddayen.bsky.social argues that we can “fix this without needing to put new laws on the books, by actually enforcing the law as it exists.”
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Looking back on Trump’s treatment of Canada this year, senior editor @gurleygg.bsky.social has reported on how Canadian leaders “sought out new markets and alliances, while everyday people have hit back with their own cleverly designed and executed boycotts.”
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Gabrielle Gurley’s Best of 2025 - The American Prospect
Our senior editor lists her most important stories of the year.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Looking back on Trump’s treatment of Canada this year, senior editor @gurleygg.bsky.social has reported on how Canadian leaders “sought out new markets and alliances, while everyday people have hit back with their own cleverly designed and executed boycotts.”
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Looking back on his commentary on Trump’s inauguration, executive editor @ddayen.bsky.social predicted that “the blitz to fundamentally change the nature of the U.S. government wasn’t going to triumph. I think the remainder of the year proved me right…”
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How Power Asserted Itself and How the People Struck Back - The American Prospect
Executive editor David Dayen’s top stories of the year
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December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Looking back on his commentary on Trump’s inauguration, executive editor @ddayen.bsky.social predicted that “the blitz to fundamentally change the nature of the U.S. government wasn’t going to triumph. I think the remainder of the year proved me right…”
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In case you missed it, Maureen Tkacik reports on Marco Rubio’s work with Trump to install cartel bosses at the head of every Latin American government:
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The Narco-Terrorist Elite - The American Prospect
Why is Marco Rubio so hell-bent on making Iran-Contra again?
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December 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In case you missed it, Maureen Tkacik reports on Marco Rubio’s work with Trump to install cartel bosses at the head of every Latin American government:
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In case you missed it, @gurleygg.bsky.social on the local backlash against AI data centers:
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Demands for Data Center Moratoriums Surge - The American Prospect
Americans are getting wise to the threats posed by the lightly regulated facilities competing with humans for resources.
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December 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In case you missed it, @gurleygg.bsky.social on the local backlash against AI data centers:
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In case you missed it, @ddayen.bsky.social argues that the Trump administration’s plan for the affordability crisis is simple: “Pretend to be Lina Khan” while corporations keep conning consumers: trib.al/wCreoKS
When in Doubt, Pretend to Be Lina Khan - The American Prospect
The Trump administration’s plans to lower prices are just Biden-era retreads. Unfortunately, they’re just plans, with no expected follow-through.
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December 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
In case you missed it, @ddayen.bsky.social argues that the Trump administration’s plan for the affordability crisis is simple: “Pretend to be Lina Khan” while corporations keep conning consumers: trib.al/wCreoKS
“I doubt 2025 is going to be missed by most Americans,” but “a broad public turn toward progressive populism” offers us a reason to be optimistic about 2026, writes Harold Meyerson: trib.al/RabnN0m
A Happy 2025 By-Product: Revulsion at the Rich - The American Prospect
With Trump, Musk, Bezos et al. running amok, progressive economic populism is on the rise. Polling shows a broad public turn toward policy that seeks to reverse the upward redistribution of income and wealth to our billionaires and make life’s necessities affordable.
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December 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“I doubt 2025 is going to be missed by most Americans,” but “a broad public turn toward progressive populism” offers us a reason to be optimistic about 2026, writes Harold Meyerson: trib.al/RabnN0m
Reflecting on 2025, @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social recounts her trip to a Bitcoin conference in Wyoming and “the collusion between lawmakers and the digital asset cabal,” both of which are “empty, rapacious, and socially weird.” trib.al/6IAYL2p
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Staff writer Whitney Wimbish’s Best of 2025
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December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Reflecting on 2025, @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social recounts her trip to a Bitcoin conference in Wyoming and “the collusion between lawmakers and the digital asset cabal,” both of which are “empty, rapacious, and socially weird.” trib.al/6IAYL2p
Looking back on 2025, staff writer @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social writes about the “60,000 immigrants languishing in Trump’s immigration concentration camps,” and the private prison contractors profiting off their detention: trib.al/8kwNarw
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Staff writer Whitney Wimbish’s Best of 2025
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December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Looking back on 2025, staff writer @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social writes about the “60,000 immigrants languishing in Trump’s immigration concentration camps,” and the private prison contractors profiting off their detention: trib.al/8kwNarw
As we look ahead to 2026, read Prospect co-founder @starrprospect.bsky.social piece on post-Trump reform and repairing the damage he’ll leave behind: trib.al/qWjHAe6
The Premature Guide to Post-Trump Reform - The American Prospect
American history offers three general strategies of repair and renewal.
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December 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
As we look ahead to 2026, read Prospect co-founder @starrprospect.bsky.social piece on post-Trump reform and repairing the damage he’ll leave behind: trib.al/qWjHAe6
To close out 2025, editor-at-large Harold Meyerson revisits Zohran Mamdani’s victory and the “long and illustrious line of such prominent New York social democrats as Fiorello LaGuardia, A. Philip Randolph, and Franklin Roosevelt,” who preceded him: trib.al/WFldTK2
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Some of my articles to keep you warm on a cold winter’s night
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December 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
To close out 2025, editor-at-large Harold Meyerson revisits Zohran Mamdani’s victory and the “long and illustrious line of such prominent New York social democrats as Fiorello LaGuardia, A. Philip Randolph, and Franklin Roosevelt,” who preceded him: trib.al/WFldTK2
As 2025 comes to an end, editor-at-large Harold Meyerson writes about why life was better “when unions were powerful, taxes were progressive, billionaires were scarce, and New Deal laws and regulations were still in place.” trib.al/zRwS1Eq
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Some of my articles to keep you warm on a cold winter’s night
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December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
As 2025 comes to an end, editor-at-large Harold Meyerson writes about why life was better “when unions were powerful, taxes were progressive, billionaires were scarce, and New Deal laws and regulations were still in place.” trib.al/zRwS1Eq
Looking back on 2025’s affordability crisis, writing fellow Emma Janssen writes about “easy access to credit, marketing strategies, the influencer economy,” and what it is that keeps people spending: trib.al/57SiiD3
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Writing fellow Emma Janssen looks back on her reporting this year.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Looking back on 2025’s affordability crisis, writing fellow Emma Janssen writes about “easy access to credit, marketing strategies, the influencer economy,” and what it is that keeps people spending: trib.al/57SiiD3
As 2025 draws to a close, writing fellow EmmaJanssen reflects on a year of reporting from Chicago, “from violent protests outside an ICE detention facility” to “information about how unhoused Chicagoans are particularly vulnerable.” trib.al/A9bl0gp
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Writing fellow Emma Janssen looks back on her reporting this year.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
As 2025 draws to a close, writing fellow EmmaJanssen reflects on a year of reporting from Chicago, “from violent protests outside an ICE detention facility” to “information about how unhoused Chicagoans are particularly vulnerable.” trib.al/A9bl0gp
Trump is losing popular support, but he and his cronies have much greater plans and capabilities to suppress voters going into 2026. From Robert Kuttner:
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Will We Have Free and Fair Elections in 2026? - The American Prospect
Not entirely, but Democrats could still win if courts do their job.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Trump is losing popular support, but he and his cronies have much greater plans and capabilities to suppress voters going into 2026. From Robert Kuttner:
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Trump has allowed Nvidia to sell its second-most advanced artificial intelligence chip to China, causing bipartisan outrage. Robert Kuttner reports:
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Trump Loses GOP Support on China Policy - The American Prospect
Add Republican objections to Trump’s China capitulations to the growing realm of defections from leaders of his own party.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Trump has allowed Nvidia to sell its second-most advanced artificial intelligence chip to China, causing bipartisan outrage. Robert Kuttner reports:
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Marco Rubio is the Trump administration’s most formidable liar and is dead set on placing drug cartel bosses at the top of every Latin American government. Maureen Tkacik reports on Rubio’s long narco-terrorist history:
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The Narco-Terrorist Elite - The American Prospect
Why is Marco Rubio so hell-bent on making Iran-Contra again?
trib.al
December 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Marco Rubio is the Trump administration’s most formidable liar and is dead set on placing drug cartel bosses at the top of every Latin American government. Maureen Tkacik reports on Rubio’s long narco-terrorist history:
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trib.al/1qSYY7J
Trump is losing popular support, but he and his cronies have much greater plans and capabilities to suppress voters going into 2026. From Robert Kuttner:
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Will We Have Free and Fair Elections in 2026? - The American Prospect
Not entirely, but Democrats could still win if courts do their job.
trib.al
December 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump is losing popular support, but he and his cronies have much greater plans and capabilities to suppress voters going into 2026. From Robert Kuttner:
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FBI Director Kash Patel has failed to abide by the most basic principles of the Bureau, raising questions of whether lives could have been saved with a more competent head. From Brian Carroll:
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The Empty Suit - The American Prospect
How FBI Director Kash Patel undermines the FBI’s performance and credibility.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
FBI Director Kash Patel has failed to abide by the most basic principles of the Bureau, raising questions of whether lives could have been saved with a more competent head. From Brian Carroll:
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Over half of Americans believe Trump is corrupt and nearly three quarters believe a congressperson would accept a bribe. Democrats are failing to establish themselves as the anti-corruption party. From Dylan Gyauch-Lewis:
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House Democrats Squander the Opportunity of Trumpian Corruption - The American Prospect
Democrats have a golden opportunity to be the anti-corruption party, but the House caucus is not seizing it.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Over half of Americans believe Trump is corrupt and nearly three quarters believe a congressperson would accept a bribe. Democrats are failing to establish themselves as the anti-corruption party. From Dylan Gyauch-Lewis:
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Trump let Nvidia sell its second-most powerful chip to China after CEO Jensen Huang donated to his ballroom. While Trump lines his pockets, “militarily and commercially he is letting China clean America’s clock.” From Robert Kuttner: trib.al/7KnoSaR
Trump Loses GOP Support on China Policy - The American Prospect
Add Republican objections to Trump’s China capitulations to the growing realm of defections from leaders of his own party.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Trump let Nvidia sell its second-most powerful chip to China after CEO Jensen Huang donated to his ballroom. While Trump lines his pockets, “militarily and commercially he is letting China clean America’s clock.” From Robert Kuttner: trib.al/7KnoSaR
From border czar Tom Homan taking cash in a paper bag to the Trump family’s $5 billion in crypto profits, this is the most corrupt administration in U.S. history. Democratic leadership is squandering their chance to stop it. From @dylangyauchl.bsky.social: trib.al/7KlBr43
House Democrats Squander the Opportunity of Trumpian Corruption - The American Prospect
Democrats have a golden opportunity to be the anti-corruption party, but the House caucus is not seizing it.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
From border czar Tom Homan taking cash in a paper bag to the Trump family’s $5 billion in crypto profits, this is the most corrupt administration in U.S. history. Democratic leadership is squandering their chance to stop it. From @dylangyauchl.bsky.social: trib.al/7KlBr43
FBI Director Kash Patel bungled the Brown shooting investigation with irresponsible and misinformed social media posts. An FBI veteran of 27 years argues that Kash Patel has shown himself to be an empty suit. From Brian Carroll: trib.al/HWaElXi
The Empty Suit - The American Prospect
How FBI Director Kash Patel undermines the FBI’s performance and credibility.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
FBI Director Kash Patel bungled the Brown shooting investigation with irresponsible and misinformed social media posts. An FBI veteran of 27 years argues that Kash Patel has shown himself to be an empty suit. From Brian Carroll: trib.al/HWaElXi
Trump has never been more unpopular. He’s also never controlled so much of the government. His henchmen are working overtime to purge voters and redraw maps ahead of the 2026 election. From Robert Kuttner: trib.al/5kaaZbm
Will We Have Free and Fair Elections in 2026? - The American Prospect
Not entirely, but Democrats could still win if courts do their job.
trib.al
December 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Trump has never been more unpopular. He’s also never controlled so much of the government. His henchmen are working overtime to purge voters and redraw maps ahead of the 2026 election. From Robert Kuttner: trib.al/5kaaZbm