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Amazon blows off its poorest shoppers

From Cara Michelle Smith: As Trump’s tariffs stand to raise prices, these consumers are left with few other options in the private market for affordable, readily available goods — something that should be seen as a monstrous failure of our current capitalist system. Read more.

"Two dolls" for Christmas: Trump resorts to sexism to sell tariffs

From Amanda Marcotte: The "doll" talk, like the anger at the dancing video, dials into the same tired, sexist stereotype: that women and girls are inherently frivolous. Read more.

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• "Come and join us": The new resistance welcomes apologetic Trump voters

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The path to the Death Star is paved with lies: On "Andor," as on Earth, disinformation defeats truth

From Melanie McFarland: Arguments are the “Star Wars” universe’s conversation stimulant, but they tend to concern trivial matters. With “Andor,” debates revolve around what it’s trying to say or do, which is more a matter of timing and societal circumstance than anything else. Gilroy maintains in every interview that his show does not specifically take aim at Trumpism and its policies. Read more.