An unusually detailed health care policy platform from Dr. Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, attacks Big Insurance, Big Pharma, and big hospital systems for putting profits over care.
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The Political Economy of Diesel
Trump is trying every possible short-term trick to cut diesel prices. None of it will work; he might as well command the tide to recede.
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California Democrats—but Not Their Elected Representatives—Back the Billionaire Wealth Tax
Polls show overwhelming rank-and-file support, but Gavin Newsom’s opposition has trickled down to nearly every elected official.
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Democrats Playing the Economic Populist Card in Iowa Midterms
The combination of farm-state economic woes and Democrats speaking the language of working-class people has residents saying the state is ‘getting purple.’
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The Red Tide Goes Out—With a Blue Splashback
Democrats are surging in Republican states but have some problems in their own strongholds.
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In Alaska, Senate Candidates Claim the Oil Industry Creates Local Jobs. It Doesn’t.
The state’s own data shows an increasing number of oil and gas industry jobs have been going to nonresidents.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
AI Has Become a Punching Bag
Even the industry’s biggest tycoons are holding back on political spending, because it might hurt candidates more than it helps.
Posted inPolitics
Panicked Red-State Republicans Learning Politics on the Fly
GOP candidates in places like Kansas and Texas are having to really campaign for the first time.
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Lock In, Losers. It’s Time to Vote.
And you’ll have to overcome a lot to do it this year.
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Senate Democrats Block Husted’s ‘Toothless’ Data Center Energy Costs Bill
A Republican senator seeking re-election in Ohio once touted data centers. He tried to pass a bill that fell short of requiring them to pay their fair share. No wonder it failed.