
Mark Sumner
Senior Staff Writer at Daily Kos
Host at Remarkable! Radio
Author, journalist, old guy.
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
dailykos.com | Mark Sumner
As I'm writing this, CNN commentator Van Jones and CNN host Jake Tapper are nodding sagely to each other, calling on Democrats to apologize for a "crime against the Republic." As charter members of the Joe Biden-so-old chorus, Jones and Tapper are adamant that every member of the Democratic Party needs to get on their knees, rend their clothing, and above all, acknowledge just how right Tapper & Co. were in being the first to board U.S.S. Backstab.
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1 month ago |
dailykos.com | Mark Sumner
The purpose of every protest, every call, every letter, every blog post, and every skeet being made in opposition to Donald Trump is the same: Show that what Trump is doing isn’t just wrong, it's also unpopular. Because popularity, like it or not, is important. Establishing the popularity of a position is key to political power. Mass protests alone may not be enough to move the needle, but that needle never moves without mass protests. And the calls. And the letters. It takes it all.
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1 month ago |
unchartedblue.com | On Whetsday |Mark Sumner |Hunter Lazzaro |Laura Clawson
At this moment, the United States is in the middle of a concerted financial meltdown driven entirely by the destructive policies of Donald Trump. Trump's massive tariffs and incoherent actions are threatening a global recessionâif not depression. But they have already resulted in enormous, irreprabable harm to the United States. That's not a threat. It's a done deal.
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Mar 3, 2025 |
dailykos.com | Mark Sumner
Jeff Bezos is currently the third richest person on Earth with a net wealth over $220 billion. In addition to being an absolutely obscene number, this seems like a very good reason Bezos should not have to get on his knees in front of anyone. Except there he is, putting a "libertarian" pro-Trump stamp on The Washington Post so blatant that editors are heading for the exits.
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Feb 25, 2025 |
dailykos.com | Mark Sumner
On Friday, The Wall Street Journal published a detailed look at what Elon Musk and his DOGE bags have sliced from federal spending. As might be expected from a Rubert Murdoch propaganda outlet, the results were couched under the title "DOGE Claims It Has Saved Billions. See Where." However, no massaging of the headlines could make the truth of these cuts look good.
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