Jeb Lund

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Jeb Lund is a former political reporter and columnist for Rolling Stone, The Guardian and Gawker, and a contributor to Esquire, GQ, The New Republic, Vice and The Washington Post, amongst others. He currently produces and...

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Big Box Medicare for All

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Oct 9, 2026 What the hunt for warehouse club bargains teaches about the economy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Robert Kraft Enters the Concussion Protocol

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Sep 18, 2026 Once again, the worst parts of the NFL and real life converge on ownership. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Angie Nixon’s Not-So-Surprising Victory

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Aug 31, 2026 Alexander Vindman’s loss only shocked the same people who underestimated and memory-holed Andrew Gillum eight years ago. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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The Corona Mind-Virus

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Aug 12, 2026 Why conservatives can’t accept that the government helped millions of people in a time of national emergency. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Ron’s Little Anti-Red Book

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Jul 27, 2026 In Florida, parents brace for the August debut of an unabashedly MAGA history curriculum. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Don’t Bother Making a Birthday Wish

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Jul 2, 2026 The nation’s 250th birthday celebration is a disjointed mess — and a perfect monument to Trump’s shuttering of the ever-unfinished American project. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Stupidity Comes Full Circle

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Jun 19, 2026 Trump and his administration of oafs throw in the towel against Iran. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate

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Platner’s Imperfections

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Jun 8, 2026 The oyster farmer is a muscled Homer Simpson — the blunderingly caring lummox doing his best, whom we’re culturally predisposed to hug and forgive while he figures it all out. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin

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Department of Histrionic Sycophancy

Jeb Lund / Truthdig May 29, 2026 Markwayne Mullin’s threat to cancel flights to blue cities is an instant classic of Trumpworld theater. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos attends a meeting at Blair House

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Springtime for Bezos

Jeb Lund / Truthdig May 22, 2026 The billionaire’s self-pitying CNBC interview bombed with the public, but adoration is not the point of ultra-rich messaging — Nazi-shaming is. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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The Ballot and the Bullet

Jeb Lund / Truthdig May 15, 2026 If Republicans seem desperate and capable of anything between now and November, it’s because they are. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Petro State Summertime Blues

Jeb Lund / Truthdig May 8, 2026 The cost of Trump’s war will be felt everywhere this season, from the great American road trip to the humblest backyard barbecue. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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