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June 1, 2022
Alex Shephard
We Have Entered the Self-Pity Stage of the Biden Presidency
Better “messaging” alone won’t shift the dire fundamentals of this midterm election.
May 31, 2022
Timothy Noah
The Next Recession Will Make Income Inequality a Lot Worse
We used to think a silver lining to economic downturns was that inequality halted. But new research suggests recessions speed inequality up.
May 27, 2022
Maya Wiley
Even in This Tragic Week, George Floyd Is Still Making a Difference
Biden’s executive order on policing may apply only to federal agents, but until legislation can be passed, it still matters.
May 27, 2022
Faiz Shakir
How the Democrats Can Become the Party of the People Again
Elections in red states may be hard, but they serve as potential laboratories for Democrats to retool their struggles with working-class appeals.
May 25, 2022
Alex Shephard
Stop Hiring Flaks to Do the Work of Journalists
MSNBC’s decision to bring Jen Psaki onto its network isn’t much better than CBS hiring Mick Mulvaney.
May 24, 2022
David Rieff
On Taiwan, Joe Biden Just Said What Everybody Already Knows
The official U.S. policy is ambiguous and incoherent. Biden spoke the truth—but it’s a truth with some ominous implications.
May 24, 2022
Timothy Noah
We Need an Asia Trade Agreement, and Biden Just Took a Small Step Toward Getting One
China is trying to shut U.S. companies out of Southeast Asia. We can’t let that happen.
May 18, 2022
Grace Segers
The Baby Formula Crisis Shows the Risks of Corporate Concentration
The government may be able to provide a quick fix to the deepening emergency. Solving the problem’s root cause will be substantially more difficult.
May 14, 2022
Jason Linkins
Biden’s Embrace of Unions Is a Boon for Democracy
The White House’s support for labor organizing will become critical if Democrats get locked out of power at the federal level in November.
May 13, 2022
Maya Wiley
Hope Is Not Naïve; It’s the Only Path to Victory
Yes, we haven’t gotten all we want. But we have to let people know that the only way to get more is to vote.
May 13, 2022
Timothy Noah
If You Can’t Love Biden, He’ll Settle for You Hating Trump
The president has finally acknowledged that fear motivates voters more than love and started attacking MAGA America. Will it work?
May 11, 2022
Daniel Strauss
Big Pharma’s Favorite Democrat Has a Tough Race in Oregon
Kurt Schrader helped bury prescription drug reform. And now he seems to have a tough primary next Tuesday.
May 9, 2022
Thomas Geoghegan
There’s No Good Reason for the United States to Stay out of the International Criminal Court
The war in Ukraine has rivetingly demonstrated how joining the body is in our national interest.
May 7, 2022
Jason Linkins
The Tragedy of the Expanded Child Tax Credit
As the midterms loom, the recipients of the now-expired benefit are turning against Democrats.
May 6, 2022
Timothy Noah
Biden Is Smart to Attack Rick Scott’s Tax Hike on the Poor. But He Needs to Hit It Harder.
A $1,000 tax increase on someone making $30,000 isn’t just bad. It’s repugnant. Please, Democrats, say it.
May 6, 2022
Ira Shapiro
How Mitch McConnell Wrecked the Senate
Obstructionist under Obama, battering ram under Trump, and a threat to democracy in both guises. An exclusive book excerpt.
May 4, 2022
Matt Ford
What Could Biden Do After
Roe v. Wade
Is Overturned?
There’s nothing the president can do to stop the Supreme Court from ending the right to abortion. But some legal experts and pro-choice activists have proposed creative ways to limit the damage.
May 3, 2022
Timothy Noah
No, Republicans Aren’t Better at Managing the Economy Than Democrats
By virtually every objective measure, Democrats do better. It’s not even close. So why doesn’t America know it?
May 3, 2022
Alex Shephard
The Democrats’ Midterm Message Is Getting Desperate
Putting Donald Trump on the ballot won’t save them.
April 29, 2022
Alex Shephard
Homeland Security’s New Disinformation Board Is a Bad Idea, Just Not for the Reason Tucker Carlson Says It Is
The Biden administration should dismantle the DHS, not give it new stuff to do.
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