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One Billionaire vs. the Mail
A new report details Charles Koch’s 50-year war on the U.S. Postal Service.
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A Leader Without Leading
Nancy Pelosi is an expert at obtaining power. But what does she want to use it for?
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How Biden’s Foreign-Policy Team Got Rich
Strategic consultants will define Biden’s relationship to the world.
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The George Floyd Moment: Promise and Peril
From Lincoln to Obama, we have seen periods of racial progress before. Dare we be optimistic that this one will prove durable and systemic?
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Amazon’s Private Government
A new patent cements the company’s aims to use its power over sellers to consolidate control.
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No Justice. No Peace.
Underlying the nationwide protests for Black lives is the racial wealth gap.
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The Tea Party’s Last Stand
The legions that swept over the Republican Party in 2010 aren’t ascendant today—and they’ve scared a lot of other Republicans away.
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How Ongoing Resistance Is Fueling the End of Policing
Author and professor Alex Vitale talks about police abolition, minimizing harm, and imagining a radically different society.
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Democrats Have a Blue Lives Matter Problem
Why did House Dems back a ‘Blue Lives Matter’ pro-police bill sponsored by leading VP candidate Val Demings in 2018?
