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The Squad Faces Its Biggest Political Challenge Yet
In 2024, the most progressive Democrats in the House face attacks from several directions.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Chucking Self-Checkout
Human cashiers make a comeback in some grocery and retail stores.
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Oklahoma Senator Driven to Violent Frenzy by Teamsters President
A Capitol Hill hearing highlights how much labor unions have won this year, as well as the Republicans who are furious over it.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Sean McElwee Consulted for New Centrist Polling Project
The Democratic strategist who was thrown out of his own firm for gambling on races he polled, working for crypto firms, and allegedly engaging in campaign finance violations is back.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The AMA Debates a Federal Ban on Corporate Medicine
A new guard is pushing the (once passionately pro-corporate) doctors’ trade group to clamp down on health care profiteering.
Posted inPolitics
The Septuagenarian Sea
Check out the ages of the candidates likely to appear on next November’s ballot and tell me the Democrats wouldn’t do better by going younger.
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‘Moms for Liberty’ Fanatics Lose Out Big-Time
It turns out that most parents are repelled by howling red-faced bigots threatening teachers and trying to ban books.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Israeli Civil and Human Rights Degrade in a Time of War
Many have been arrested, public demonstrations have been banned or discouraged—even social media postings have been policed.
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The 2023 Elections Are Over. 2024 Will Be Different.
Democrats used to be the party with drop-off voters. That has flipped.
