He began the war on impulse; now Trump is ending the truce impulsively. The winner: Iran.
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When in Doubt, Moderates Veer Left
Haley Stevens espoused progressive ideas in last night’s Michigan Senate debate. That’s a familiar pattern.
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Not All Nepo Babies Are Trumps
DSCC chair’s 22-year-old son strikes it big in pursuit of further gamifying finance.
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The Meat Industry’s Tireless Effort to Keep Live Pigs in Coffins
The Save Our Bacon Act, which would override hundreds of state food safety laws, has triggered bipartisan revulsion. But the pork industry wants it so they can keep confining pigs.
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Maine Needs a Lighthouse Primary
The best way to salvage the Senate race against Susan Collins is to give voters another chance to decide her opponent.
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Trump and Teddy Roosevelt: Lost in the Badlands
The bizarre affinity of Trump for the great progressive president
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Data Centers Win-Lose in Virginia
In an era of austerity, Virginia’s state budget deal puts its lawmakers supporting Big Tech and its tax exemptions on a crash course with their constituents.
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OMG—Socialism!
The misleading panic attack on the part of the right and the center in the face of the Democratic left’s recent electoral victories
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Platner, Collins, and the Peculiar Definition of Political Scandal
What most people would consider a scandal from a public official isn’t always depicted as scandalous.