Buttigieg used his dry wit to connect at The Washington Post, but his cluelessness on racism seems remarkably intact.
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Another Lump of Coal From Congress
The government funding bill, assembled amid the distractions of the holidays, again prioritizes corporate handouts.
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Blue Dog Consultant Working With Industry Group Lobbying Against Health Care Reform
Kristen Hawn, a communications consultant, appears on emails with industry-backed groups strategizing against health care changes.
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Under Cover of Impeachment, Pelosi Wraps Up a Year’s Policymaking in 24 Hours
While nobody was looking, the House Speaker resolved major end-of-the-year policy deals. Here’s the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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Did Pete Buttigieg Get Hidden Campaign Support From a Real-Estate Developer?
An allegation of a campaign finance violation in Rhode Island highlights Buttigieg’s backsliding on campaign finance transparency.
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Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren Team Up With House Progressives to Challenge Nancy Pelosi on Drug Bill
The Progressive Caucus is threatening to vote down a drug pricing bill important to Nancy Pelosi. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have backed them up.
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Take Back Our Party: Restoring the Democratic Legacy
The introduction to a new book, arguing that Democrats must return to their roots as a party of the poor, workers, and the middle class
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Democrats Have Learned Nothing From 2018 (or 2008)
By taking super PAC support, Joe Biden and other 2020 candidates are ceding legitimacy on fighting money in politics.
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Who Is Worse: Donald Trump or Mitch McConnell?
The senator from Kentucky must not be allowed to keep his chokehold on our democracy.
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How Targeting Student Voters Can Pay Dividends in 2020
An innovative voter turnout program that helped a 20-year-old’s city council election in Ames, Iowa, could point a way forward.