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Joan Westenberg

Joan Westenberg

A War on Welfare, Wrapped in Fatphobia

A War on Welfare, Wrapped in Fatphobia

How the Wall Street Journal dresses up fatphobia and class contempt as nutrition policy
Joan Westenberg 29 Apr 2025
The Midterms Are Coming. The GOP Is Going to Cheat.

The Midterms Are Coming. The GOP Is Going to Cheat.

What the GOP is planning for 2026 and 2028 makes 2020 look quaint.
Joan Westenberg 28 Apr 2025
No, Tom Friedman, Robotaxis Won't Save Democracy

No, Tom Friedman, Robotaxis Won't Save Democracy

How the New York Times' star columnist invented a new political identity to avoid confronting the realities of Trump's America
Joan Westenberg 24 Apr 2025
America's Next Top Conman

America's Next Top Conman

Trump wasn’t an accident. He was a feature, not a bug.
Joan Westenberg 23 Apr 2025
Rubio Isn’t Ending Censorship. He’s Ending Oversight

Rubio Isn’t Ending Censorship. He’s Ending Oversight

Rubio’s latest screed proves the right’s problem isn’t censorship. It’s accountability.
Joan Westenberg 22 Apr 2025
Trump’s Ukraine Plan Is Just the Moscow Memo With a New Header

Trump’s Ukraine Plan Is Just the Moscow Memo With a New Header

The U.S. isn’t brokering peace—it’s rebranding capitulation.
Joan Westenberg 21 Apr 2025
Chip Wars Are the New Cold War

Chip Wars Are the New Cold War

Embargoes didn’t stop the Soviets, and they won’t stop AI in China.
Joan Westenberg 18 Apr 2025

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