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December 9, 2020
Kyle Edward Williams
The End of the Businessman President
With any luck, Donald Trump’s catastrophic tenure will be the nail in the coffin of the worst idea in politics: that the government can be run like a corporation.
October 23, 2019
Sarah Jaffe
The Last Stand in Lordstown
With General Motors workers on strike since mid-September, a labor union in Ohio votes on a controversial contract.
June 24, 2019
MagazineSarah Jaffe
The Road Not Taken
The shuttering of the GM works in Lordstown will also bury a lost chapter in the fight for workers’ control.
November 26, 2018
Jeet Heer
General Motors layoffs could be a harbinger of turbulent economic times.
August 20, 2018
Jacob Soll
After the Financial Crisis, A Decade of Damage
Adam Tooze’s new book traces today’s political breakdowns to the 2008 crash.
March 3, 2016
Anna Clark
Flint Prepares to Be Left Behind Once More
After the Democratic candidates depart, the city may be on its own again.
April 9, 2014
Danny Vinik
Toyota Just Recalled as Many Cars as There Are in Belgium
April 1, 2014
Danny Vinik
Need to Know: That Big GM Recall
February 6, 2014
Nora Caplan-Bricker
The Gender Pay Gap Is Starkest at the Bottom and the Top. Just Ask General Motors' New CEO.
January 1, 2013
Alec MacGillis
The Man Who Could Have Saved Organized Labor
October 31, 2012
Jonathan Cohn
Chrysler, GM to Romney: Stop Lying
October 28, 2012
Jonathan Cohn
A Desperate, Deceptive Gambit for Romney in Ohio
October 25, 2012
Jonathan Cohn
Why the GM Rescue Should Matter in Ohio—and Everywhere Else
October 23, 2012
Jonathan Cohn
What Romney Wants You (and Ohio) to Forget About the GM Rescue
October 19, 2012
Noam Scheiber
Growing Up Romney
October 17, 2012
Jonathan Cohn
Obama’s Very Good Night—In Four Key Moments
October 12, 2012
Alec MacGillis
Five Lessons Obama Should Take From Biden
October 4, 2012
Jonathan Cohn
Romney’s Performance Is a Test for the Media
September 6, 2012
Jonathan Cohn
The Real and the Exaggerated in Biden’s Speech (Literally)
August 30, 2012
Jonathan Cohn
OK, Ryan. Let’s Talk About Janesville And the Auto Industry.

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