Trump’s team said one too many times that Congress doesn’t matter. Will enough Senate Democrats try to make sure they do?
Project 2025
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2024’s Foreseeable Unforeseens
What many refused to see in the last election becomes clearer day by day.
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Conservatives Have Big Plans for D.C. Public Schools
Making vouchers universal in D.C. would be universally unpopular, but there’s nothing to stop the GOP.
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Dropping the Big One
Will some serious pushback set in before Trump blows us and the Constitution to hell?
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
UnitedHealth’s K Street Army
The health care conglomerate keeps former Hakeem Jeffries staffers and a Trump White House aide on its payroll.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Trump’s Attack on Government Capacity Will Fan the Flames of the Home Insurance Crisis
The U.S. Forest Service is already underfunded and understaffed. Slashing its resources further is likely to unleash more severe wildfires.
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Making Room Under the Bus
After Donald Trump’s transphobic campaign, will Democrats continue to support transgender people?
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Dr. Strangekennedy
Or, how you should learn to worry more about illiberal politics in liberal guise
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Dr. Oz and the Stealth Destruction of Medicare
The TV doctor’s scams and fake cures are the least of what makes him so dangerous as Trump’s appointee to head Medicare and Medicaid.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Climate Crisis Is a Cost-of-Living Crisis
The right’s climate denial means higher prices.