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Reactions to Trump’s Iran Strikes
by The Contrarian on March 1, 2026Members of Congress assert that the president can’t start a war.
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Jen Rubin with Steve Cook: Iran Breaking News
by Jennifer Rubin on March 1, 2026Jen and Steve discuss ongoing Iran War
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World Leaders React to the Strike on Iran
by The Contrarian on March 1, 2026Condemnation and caution from across the globe.
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*Special Report on Trump's Reckless War*
by The Contrarian on February 28, 2026What have we done? Hear and read reactions from Jen Rubin & Ilan Goldenberg, Norm Eisen, Brian O'Neill, plus statements from members of Congress and other public servants. Keep watching this space
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Betting on Tehran to Break
by Brian O’Neill on February 28, 2026Trump has tied the success of airstrikes to an outcome the United States does not command.
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Breaking News: A Reckless War in Iran
by Jennifer Rubin on February 28, 2026
LIVE from Jen Rubin and Ilan Goldenberg
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Look Over There!
by Michael de Adder on February 28, 2026A cartoon by Michael de Adder
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Trump Launches Another Illegal War
by Jennifer Rubin on February 28, 2026Americans desperately need a Congress that can stop his reckless violence.
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Trump Can’t Use War or Other Excuses to Take over American Elections
by Norman Eisen on February 28, 2026The Contrarians won't let you — Publisher's Roundup 56
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Evening Roundup, Feb 27
by The Contrarian on February 27, 2026Spotlight
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Justin Wolfers on Tariffs, the Myth of Job Growth, the Reality of Racism
by The Contrarian on February 27, 2026
Two events happened recently that left us scratching our heads
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Contrarian Pet of the Week
by Maura McDonough on February 27, 2026Meet Alvin!
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Lemon Soufflé Pudding
by Jamie Schler on February 27, 2026Light and hope
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Preserving Black History in the Trump Era
by The Contrarian on February 27, 2026
Struggle is a Never-ending Process
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“We Will Abolish ICE”: The New Protest Songbook
by Tim Dickinson on February 27, 2026How federal brutality in Minneapolis unleashed a new wave of protest music — from Springsteen to the streets
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From Award Shows to Basketball Games, Caucasians Keep Shouting the N-Word
by The Contrarian on February 27, 2026The obsession with uttering the one word that should never be said is peak white rage.
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Biggest Hockey Win Ever
by Michael de Adder on February 27, 2026A cartoon by Michael de Adder
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Tom the Dancing Bug
by Ruben Bolling on February 27, 2026Camp Detention: We put the ‘fun’ in Functional Incarceration
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The Contrarian Covers the Democracy Movement
by The Contrarian on February 27, 2026Friday: Protests in Kansas, Oregon, and New Jersey and more.
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Undaunted Democratic Governor
by Jennifer Rubin on February 27, 2026How to be presidential...plus how to be a gold medalist
