The Michigan Democrat wants money out of politics and back in your pocket. Could he also be the leader of a new populist movement?
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Posted inLaw and Justice
Q&A: Preventing a Trump Election Coup
A conversation with retired federal judge Nancy Gertner
Posted inAmerica and the World
Canada Strikes Back
Ottawa paid a price to open the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Now the bet is that retaliatory tariffs plus the midterms force Americans to end meme-driven trade policy.
Posted inWorking in America
Labor Day 2026: Record-High Popularity, Record-Low Power for America’s Unions
Wages now constitute the lowest share of the nation’s income since the government began measuring them in 1947.
Posted inPolitics
What the Jeffries–Blue Dog Spat Is Really About
Two centrist Democrats defected on a key vote, giving Republicans a win. Progressives are concerned any punishment given to the centrists will rebound onto them in the future.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Third Way Is Copying the Left’s Homework
No one else has any ideas worth pointlessly compromising.
Posted inTAP
Why Would New York City Elect Anyone but a Socialist?
A new survey documents the city’s towering levels of inequality.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Lawless Fed
The central bank specializes in not following laws meant to restrain Wall Street.
Posted inPolitics
Are Centrist Democrats Too Racist to Compete in Michigan?
Vote blue no matter who? Not if you’re too brown!
Posted inPolitics
A Fitting End to a Big-Money Primary Season
Two establishment candidates are playing with nearly $10 million in campaign cash, using it mainly to attack one another while progressives look on haplessly.