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Ryan Cooper
Ryan Cooper is a senior editor at The American Prospect, and author of How Are You Going to Pay for That?: Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics. He was previously a national correspondent for The Week. His work has also appeared in The Nation, The New Republic, and Current Affairs.
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Joe Biden Finally Breaks a Norm to Keep His Son Out of Prison
Hunter Biden deserved a pardon. But America deserved a lot more than that.
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Elon Musk and Friends Propose Defunding the Fraud Police
Some tech billionaires hate the CFPB, which protects Americans from scams and abuse. Why?
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The Crypto Plot Against America’s Gold Reserves
National Treasure: Bitcoin Edition
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This Was the Most Expensive Election in American History
Thanks to Elon Musk, the record of 1896 just got blown out of the water.
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Trump Wants a Cabinet of Feral Lunatics. Will Senate Republicans Stop Him?
The incoming president has a plan to eviscerate the Senate’s ability to confirm nominees. We’ll soon see if it will work.
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Trump Voters Are About to Learn He Meant What He Said
His first administration was a farce. The second will be a tragedy.
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Time for Democrats to Abandon the Mainstream Media
The ‘liberal media’ was in the tank for Trump. Democrats should take their subscription dollars elsewhere.
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On Health Care, the Choice Is Progress or Indescribable Nightmare
Kamala Harris would make things better. Donald Trump would lay waste to health insurance and hospitals, and bring back measles and polio.
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Trying to Find Trump’s Ground Game in Pennsylvania
Four and eight years ago, there was a major Republican get-out-the-vote effort. This time is different.
