Daily Kos Staff Picks 2025



What follows isn’t a list of what performed best or went most viral—it’s a
collection of the stories our writers themselves are proudest of. The ones that
felt important to write, important to get right, and important to share as we
head into the next phase of this fight. Happy new year!






Freeing Widmer: An aunt’s journey to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison
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By Alix Breeden







Zelenskyy turns the tables on MAGA fashion police
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By Walter Einenkel







Insurgent Democrats make waves—while Trump’s economic approval sinks
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By Alex Samuels







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Why Democrats won the government shutdown
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By Emily Singer







Americans reject MAGA meanness as ‘Superman’ soars
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By Oliver Willis







They created this violent world. We're just forced to live in it.
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