Evening Roundup, December 10
Featuring April Ryan with Rep. Maxine Waters, Maria Perez, Erwin Chemerinsky, Colette Delawalla with Jen Rubin, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, Ben Sheehan, and The Contrarian Podcast
Maxine Waters: 'Don't Trust' Marjorie Taylor Greene's Makeover
In another special episode of The Tea, April is joined by U.S. Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) to discuss the many chaotic mechanisms the Trump regime is deploying. The legally tenuous boat strikes in Venezuela, the infamous Marjorie Taylor Greene’s split from Trump, and the crumbling healthcare infrastructure are all signs…
Hey, United States: Your Racism is Showing.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are kidnapping people from our streets every day. We cannot get used to this. In just eleven months under this administration, the government has arrested hundreds of thousands of our neighbors. ICE is currently holding roughly
The Assault on the Rule of Law
As I reflect on what President Donald Trump has done in 2025, I realize that we should be thankful that the United States had made it this far without a president who was a demagogue with no commitment to obeying the law or norms. But never having faced anything like this before means it is uncertain whether the guardrails of our democracy will hold. It…
How RFK Jr. is Making America Sick
Is anyone surprised that Health Secretary RFK Jr. went back on his word with Sen. Bill Cassidy and made changes to existing vaccine recommendations? We at The Contrarian certainly aren’t.
Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade Claims Two Campus Magazines
I recently discovered two glossy magazines published by and for young people: Alice, which focuses on fashion, beauty, personal health, wellness, and lifestyle; and Nineteen Fifty-Six, which brings a Black cultural lens to coverage of news, style, and the arts. Check out the respective websites for an array of smart, slick, engaging articles and photos …
What is Dummy-Mandering... and Why Should You Know About It?
Have you heard of dummy-mandering? It’s gerrymandering by dumb people. Let’s say you are the Republican Party and you control the redistricting process in your state, which has five congressional districts: four red, one blue, all equally populated.
The Republican Coalition Is In Trouble Heading Into 2026
Looking back on the year, the Democratic Party experienced some very high highs and some very low lows. At the top of the ‘highs list’ was November 4th’s massive blue wave. From Zohran Mamdani in New York, to Abigail Spanberger in Virginia, to Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey, the American people made their displeasure with the Republicans’ current handling…
I’m grateful that Colette Delawalla is making it known how RFK Jr is going to kill people and worst of all infants and children with his pseudoscientific policies for public health. She explained quite clearly and I applaud her efforts to have unqualified people removed from jobs they aren’t qualified for.
Gatsby parties & massive tax cuts for the uber wealthy & austerity for the little people.
Why aren't you grateful? https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/trump-says-that-you-are-the-problem?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Resist the fraudster authoritarians. #VoteBlue!