David Corn
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Washington bureau chief, Mother Jones. MSNBC commentator. Author of AMERICAN PSYCHOSIS and other NYT bestsellers. On Signal: DavidCorn.99
Uh, the idea of having air traffic controllers "quickly replaced" is not very reassuring.
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Uh, the idea of having air traffic controllers "quickly replaced" is not very reassuring.
Front page of the NY Times says it all. Trump hands out hundreds of billions in tax cuts to corporations and wealthy investors and tells states to stop providing full food stamp benefits to low-income families. Plutocracy in action. Thanks, Trump voters.
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Front page of the NY Times says it all. Trump hands out hundreds of billions in tax cuts to corporations and wealthy investors and tells states to stop providing full food stamp benefits to low-income families. Plutocracy in action. Thanks, Trump voters.
NEW: After the recent elections, the big debate in the Democratic Party over whether it should move left or go center is over—or should be. I explain in my OUR LAND newsletter.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
NEW: After the recent elections, the big debate in the Democratic Party over whether it should move left or go center is over—or should be. I explain in my OUR LAND newsletter.
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The Republicans really play people for rubes.
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The Republicans really play people for rubes.
Is Trump blaming himself and his GOP for the shutdown?
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Is Trump blaming himself and his GOP for the shutdown?
I will withhold food from millions of American families and cause many children to go hungry.
Thank you for you attention to this matter.
Thank you for you attention to this matter.
November 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I will withhold food from millions of American families and cause many children to go hungry.
Thank you for you attention to this matter.
Thank you for you attention to this matter.
NEW: "A House of Dynamite," the Netflix film about nuclear war, is damn frightening.
Now imagine Donald Trump in the cast. As I do in my OUR LAND newsletter. Check it out:
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Now imagine Donald Trump in the cast. As I do in my OUR LAND newsletter. Check it out:
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November 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
NEW: "A House of Dynamite," the Netflix film about nuclear war, is damn frightening.
Now imagine Donald Trump in the cast. As I do in my OUR LAND newsletter. Check it out:
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Now imagine Donald Trump in the cast. As I do in my OUR LAND newsletter. Check it out:
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Hey ADL, antisemitism?
November 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Hey ADL, antisemitism?
Always good to see an immigrant engaging in racism. Thanks for making it obvious.
November 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Always good to see an immigrant engaging in racism. Thanks for making it obvious.
I’m glad that Scott can get help from the White House. Now, what about the millions of other Americans facing steep, premium hikes who also need assistance?
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I’m glad that Scott can get help from the White House. Now, what about the millions of other Americans facing steep, premium hikes who also need assistance?
NEW: In my OUR LAND newsletter, I talk with Micah Sifry about his new book on Peace Now and what the history of that movement can tell us about what could—or should—happen next in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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November 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
NEW: In my OUR LAND newsletter, I talk with Micah Sifry about his new book on Peace Now and what the history of that movement can tell us about what could—or should—happen next in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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Remember when Trump promised to expose Epstein? From a Truth Social post he put up on November 26, 2022:
November 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Remember when Trump promised to expose Epstein? From a Truth Social post he put up on November 26, 2022:
Flashback to Trump on Winsome Earle-Sears in 2022: "a phony."
November 1, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Flashback to Trump on Winsome Earle-Sears in 2022: "a phony."
NEW: With the opening of the Springsteen biopic, in my OUR LAND newsletter, I'm re-upping an essay I wrote on "the Springsteen generation" that explains his appeal to tail-end Baby Boomers and his longevity as an artist.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
NEW: With the opening of the Springsteen biopic, in my OUR LAND newsletter, I'm re-upping an essay I wrote on "the Springsteen generation" that explains his appeal to tail-end Baby Boomers and his longevity as an artist.
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NEW. In my OUR LAND newsletter, I report on how Bari Weiss, CBS News, Paramount Skydance, and artificial intelligence make for a very troubling mix. Give it a read and tell me what you think.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
NEW. In my OUR LAND newsletter, I report on how Bari Weiss, CBS News, Paramount Skydance, and artificial intelligence make for a very troubling mix. Give it a read and tell me what you think.
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A dramatic reading of the names of the corporations and fat cats who enabled Trump's demolition of the East Wing by donating millions of dollars to this ballroom project, a monument to Trump's ego. And they all have big financial interests that can be affected by the Trump administration.
October 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A dramatic reading of the names of the corporations and fat cats who enabled Trump's demolition of the East Wing by donating millions of dollars to this ballroom project, a monument to Trump's ego. And they all have big financial interests that can be affected by the Trump administration.
No speed bumps to Adams' racist and nativistic attack on Mamdani. And wasn't Adams well rewarded by Muslims?
October 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
No speed bumps to Adams' racist and nativistic attack on Mamdani. And wasn't Adams well rewarded by Muslims?
Another reason for New Yorkers to vote for Mamdani?
October 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Another reason for New Yorkers to vote for Mamdani?
NEW: In my OUR LAND newsletter, I report on how the No Kings rally highlighted the critical difference between the populism of the left and Trump's populism of the right.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
NEW: In my OUR LAND newsletter, I report on how the No Kings rally highlighted the critical difference between the populism of the left and Trump's populism of the right.
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NEW: Who may be the most dangerous man in the US Senate? I nominate Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.).
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October 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
NEW: Who may be the most dangerous man in the US Senate? I nominate Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.).
Read the latest issue of my OUR LAND newsletter to find out why.
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At the Washington, DC #NoKings rally. The person holding this sign said they could not be in a photograph because they would get into trouble at work if they were spotted here.
October 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
At the Washington, DC #NoKings rally. The person holding this sign said they could not be in a photograph because they would get into trouble at work if they were spotted here.
