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The Regime Doesn’t Fear Your Rage. It Fears Your Absence.
Political journals are too afraid to touch it: why mass non-cooperation is more dangerous than protest.
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William A. Finnegan
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See B.S.: The fall of independent media
You don't cancel a profitable show with high ratings. Period.
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William A. Finnegan
12
4:00 Minutes to Midnight
We are no longer approaching crisis. We are living inside it.
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William A. Finnegan
17
Can Trump "deport" Rosie O'Donnell
His Mental Midgitness, the Orange Oaf, and the Joke of Citizenship
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William A. Finnegan
11
“Alligator Alcatraz” and the Banality of American Brutality
This Isn’t a Return to the Past. It’s the Prototype for What Comes Next.
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William A. Finnegan
33

June 2025

I Despise Iran. That’s Why This Strike Makes No Sense.
The airstrikes may have hit Iran—but the real impact will be felt in U.S. law, leadership, and civil liberties.
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William A. Finnegan
23
This Wasn’t a Bug. It Was a Feature.
How austerity, privatization, and decay weren’t policy mistakes—but strategic design choices
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William A. Finnegan
44
The "Shield Doctrine"
My Advice to Gov. Newsom And What He Should Do Before Trump Pulls the Trigger
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William A. Finnegan
38
Leopards eat Florida's Face
I guess Fox News can't provide all our weather information after all.
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William A. Finnegan
29
Total Information Awareness, Rebooted
The dots were always everywhere, now they can finally connect them.
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William A. Finnegan
20

May 2025

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