It’s a fundamentally undemocratic institution.
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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Republicans’ Monstrous Cruelty Toward President Zelensky
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European Austerity Hobbled Its Response to Russia
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Anatol Lieven on the meaning and consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the West’s response
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The End of Zero COVID
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Attorneys Try to Gobble Up Billions From Starving Afghans
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