Chris Murphy's Substack

The 'Protect College Sports Act' Doesn't Actually Protect College Athletes

It’s time to stop mincing words and being polite: College athletes started making money, jeopardizing an exploitative system that kept billions in…

Sep 22 • Chris Murphy and DeMaurice Smith

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Trump’s Corruption Scheme in Venezuela

With Iran dominating the news, you've probably missed the corruption scheme Trump is running in Venezuela.

Sep 21 • Chris Murphy

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AI Leaders Are Sounding the Alarm. Who’s Listening?

AI is advancing so quickly that even its own creators are warning it could outrun our ability to control it. So why are Trump and Republicans siding…

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June 2026

Democrats Must Propose Solutions as Big as the Problems Americans are Facing

It’s past time we rewrite the rules of our economy.

Jun 26 • Chris Murphy

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Why We Need a Progressive Foreign Policy

The Munich Security Conference this year felt a little bit like a funeral for the post-World War II order.

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Pay Attention When Your President Promises To Commit War Crimes

As families were putting on their Sunday best for Easter services and children across America were unearthing goodies in their Easter baskets and…

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Prediction Markets Are the Latest Sign of Our Spiritual Disintegration

As I write this, hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of bets have been placed on Polymarket, the massive prediction marketplace, regarding how many…

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January 2026

My Trip to Texas Confirmed We Can’t Fund this Version of ICE

The young father was shaking as he held his fidgety two-year-old daughter who impatiently sucked on a lollipop.

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June 2025

8 Things You Should Know About Trump's Strikes on Iran

America’s addiction to military intervention in the Middle East is a stubborn habit to break for our nation, and it’s heartbreaking.

Jun 23, 2025 • Chris Murphy

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In our scramble to win the AI race against China, we risk losing ourselves

A fraud is being perpetuated on the American people and our pliant, gullible political leaders.

Jun 16, 2025 • Chris Murphy

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I’m Launching Something New

For me, the essential question for my party is this: do you think this political moment is frenzied but still normal, and thus our job is to use our…

Jun 4, 2025 • Chris Murphy

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