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May 2026

FREE NEWSLETTER DAY: When Judicial Rulings Become Optional, Behind the Fed Curtain, & A Creative Definition of "Activist"
Sonny Rollins: Remembering my dear friend
 • Kareem Abdul Jabbar
From "Maximum Pressure" to Maximum Concessions, Stop Printing Reports and Start Funding Care, & The AI Debt Illusion
Chaos Is Not Diplomacy: The embarrassing reality of Trump’s rushed Iran deal
 • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Karl Rove Sounds the Alarm, Why Historic Low Unemployment Feels Like a Brick Wall for Real Workers, & When the Greatest Champions of Our Era…
Kareem’s Daily Quote: Why a little trouble is exactly what we need
 • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Pulling Back the Curtain on Washington’s Favorite New Casino, When a Virus Isn't Profitable Enough to Cure, & The Art of the Political…
Kareem’s Daily Quote: Why our worst days might be saving us
 • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The Velvet Rope in the Cell Block, The Bare Minimum Is a Dangerous Place, & Back To Reset
Kareem’s Daily Quote: Another writer, because we’re on a roll
 • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The UFO Files, The Hollywood Reset, & Don't Buy the Gold Card Hype
Kareem’s Daily Quote: All the things I want to say but can’t.
The Borrowed Future, The Infrastructure of Inequality & The Photo-Op Summit
Kareem’s Daily Quote: Hunter S.
 • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Retaliation is Not a Strategy, The Cienfuegos Ghost, & The Silence of NASA
What I’m Discussing Today:
 • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
More Than Just a Map, The Art of the Endless Distraction, & How Much Is a Dream Worth?
Kareem’s Daily Quote: Sit.
 • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

April 2026

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