Politics
Editors' Picks
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No Cost for Extremism
Apr 20, 2015Why the GOP hasn't (yet) paid for its march to the right.
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How Gilded Ages End
Apr 29, 2015Protecting democracy from oligarchic dominance is, once again, a central imperative of American politics.
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When Liberals Were Organized
Jan 22, 2015Progressives seeking a model for an effective Congress could learn from the nearly forgotten history of the Democratic Study Group.
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Solidarity Squandered
Aug 30, 2011The September 11 attacks brought us together until we let them turn us against each other--and damn near everyone else.
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Conscience and the Culture Wars
Jun 29, 2015Conservatives say marriage equality and health-care laws threaten their religious freedom. Should they be exempt?
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Blind to the Future
Feb 01, 2015Chris Christie and the Republican default on public investment.
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Atlantic Surging, Virginia Sinking
Feb 23, 2015Rising sea level in Norfolk threatens the town, the Navy, and a state in denial.
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Anxiety Itself
Apr 13, 2015As a party identified with women, Democrats face a distinctive challenge in 2016.
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The Revolt of the Cities
Apr 22, 2014During the past 20 years, immigrants and young people have transformed the demographics of urban America. Now, they’re transforming its politics and mapping the future of liberalism.
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The Political Roots of Widening Inequality
Apr 28, 2015The key to understanding the rise in inequality isn’t technology or globalization. It’s the power of the moneyed interests to shape the underlying rules of the market.
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The Wealth Problem
Apr 30, 2015Aspiring to own a home and pursue an education are quintessentially American ideals. It's time to make those dreams accessible again.
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Why Public Silence Greets Government Success
May 08, 2015Hardly anyone notices when government works—so how to design policies that get credit?
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Is God a Republican?: Why Politics Is Dangerous for Religion
September-October 1996The Christian Coalition has made a dangerous gamble by associating faith with the Republican Party. If God blesses us only as Republicans or Democrats, both politics and religion are in trouble.
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Trump, Walker, and the Foxconn Con
Aug 16, 2017Republicans amp up their race-to-the-bottom approach to economic development.
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The 'Many Sides' of Trump's Moral Rot
Aug 14, 2017He can't even bring himself to pretend to oppose white supremacists and neo-Nazis—and every Republican who supported him is culpable.
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Trump’s Racist Silence
Aug 13, 2017By his refusal to condemn white nationalism after the Charlottesville murder, Trump acknowledges that virulent racism is the linchpin of his presidency.
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Want to Bring Down Drug Prices? Go After the Middleman
Aug 11, 2017“Pharmacy benefit managers”—companies that claim to lower prices—actually jack them up.
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West Virginia’s One Progressive Party
Aug 10, 2017By the standards of other states’ Green Parties, West Virginia’s Mountain Party has had surprising success in establishing a foothold—chiefly because the Democrats there are the nation’s most conservative.
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Nissan Union Loss Underscores Labor’s Big Dilemma
Aug 08, 2017The United Auto Workers’ failed union drive at a Mississippi car plant points to core challenges for a labor movement working within a rigged system.
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The Fatal Triangle: Trump, Kelly, Mueller
Aug 08, 2017As the special counsel investigation tightens the noose on Trump, what will the new chief of staff do if Trump can’t resist firing Robert Mueller?
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He's Good Enough, He's Smart Enough, and Gosh Darn It, People Like Him
Aug 07, 2017As things get worse for President Trump, his need for praise only increases.
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Trump’s Dump Gets a General -- And a Few New Scandals
Aug 02, 2017The lying president unwittingly utters the truth about his den of snakes.
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On the Brink of a Constitutional Crisis, the Nation Goes Numb
Jul 26, 2017There is a psychopath in the White House and his administration is being assessed through the norms of political coverage.
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The Perils of $7.25
Jul 25, 2017Reflections on eight years of a minimal minimum wage
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At Last, Trump Finds His Mini-Me
Jul 24, 2017Anthony Scaramucci perfectly embodies the Trump administration.
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House GOP Budget Comes Straight from the Trickle-Down Playbook
Jul 20, 2017The Republicans’ budgetary blueprint paves the path for tax cuts for the wealthy, a military buildup, and spending cuts for entitlement programs.
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Trump’s National Anti-Labor Relations Board
Jul 18, 2017The president’s NLRB nominees portend a bleak future for American workers.
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Trump's Always Been a Con Artist. But Now He's the Sucker.
Jul 16, 2017Foreign leaders hostile and friendly look at the Trumps and see easy marks.
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