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The nation’s overlapping economic and political crises call for a new crusade against the curse of bigness.

Sure, some of his Cabinet choices have been puzzling. But what’s most important right now is that Biden feels comfortable with the people in his administration.

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The Democratic lawyer’s sickening defense of corporate immunity in a Supreme Court case reveals a growing moral rot in the legal community.

The National Emergencies Act gives the president the power to tackle global warming without Congress’s consent.

The boys’ club hasn’t gone anywhere, it’s just accepting a few new members.

Biden is getting the Obama gang back together. Their old pro-shale positions were pretty bad for the climate.

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