Focus groups with working-class and rural voters show the deep health care crisis in America, and trouble for Trump’s re-election.
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The Union Difference
How one of America’s strongest locals protects workers in the pandemic
Posted inPolitics
Can a Progressive Win in a Republican Texas District?
Democrat Julie Oliver may have a shot in a suburban Austin district that Republicans designed to be Democrat-proof.
Posted inAmerica and the World
A Cartoon of Peace and Outrage
Kushner can’t paper over the unpopularity of the Emirati-Israel accord in the Arab world.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The NBA’s Quiet Problem With Prison Exploitation
Tom Gores, owner of the Detroit Pistons, also owns notoriously abusive prison telecom and banking giant Aventiv.
Posted inPolitics
Richard Neal’s Inner Circle of Corporate Lobbyists and Real Estate Developers
Friends, family, and staff of Rep. Richard Neal have all benefited from the revolving door linking Springfield and K Street, at great cost to Massachusetts residents.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Student Loan Giant Navient Reaps Backdoor Federal Reserve Subsidy
Securities based on the student loans Navient owns are eligible for purchase through a Fed rescue program. Already $218 million has been scooped up.
Posted inPolitics
Trump’s 40 Biggest Broken Promises
The president talks a good game—but it’s just talk.
Posted inPolitics
Populism After Trump
Josh Hawley’s communitarian nationalism echoes the ‘social’ nationalists of Europe.
Posted inCoronavirus
Landlords Could Be Small Businesses’ Silent Killer During the Pandemic
The plight of one small coffee shop in downtown Washington could reflect a larger decline in small businesses. Here’s how we could save them.
