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Reset Labor Markets With a Local Half-Time Job Guarantee Reset Labor Markets With a Local Half-Time Job Guarantee
The attacks on pandemic income support and the Refundable Child Tax Credit highlight the need for work guarantees.
Sep 21, 2021 / Column / Nathan Newman
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When Biden Met Bennett—and Gave His Blessing to Impunity When Biden Met Bennett—and Gave His Blessing to Impunity
No country has been in a better position to impose pressure on Israel than the United States, but most presidents never tried—including the current one.
Sep 20, 2021 / Henry Siegman
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There’s No Good Reason FBI Director Chris Wray Still Has a Job There’s No Good Reason FBI Director Chris Wray Still Has a Job
Wray has a pattern of refusing to pursue powerful men like Brett Kavanaugh and Larry Nassar on behalf of women and people of color.
Sep 17, 2021 / Elie Mystal
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America’s Afghanistan Amnesia America’s Afghanistan Amnesia
To scapegoat Joe Biden, the national security establishment covered up two decades of lies.
Sep 16, 2021 / Jeet Heer
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Blinken Derangement Syndrome Blinken Derangement Syndrome
The party that brought us the Benghazi hearings has a new obsession.
Sep 15, 2021 / John Nichols
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Cutting the $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan Would Be Political Malpractice Cutting the $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan Would Be Political Malpractice
Joe Manchin’s lobbyist-influenced advice threatens to ruin Democratic chances in 2022.
Sep 13, 2021 / John Nichols
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The Justice Department Strikes Back The Justice Department Strikes Back
Since the DOJ cannot force Texas Republicans to magically become decent people, its smart lawsuit against the state’s abortion ban is the next best thing.
Sep 10, 2021 / Elie Mystal
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The War on Terror Is Still Alive and Well The War on Terror Is Still Alive and Well
Joe Biden deserves praise for pulling the troops out of Afghanistan—but 20 years after 9/11, the War on Terror continues.
Sep 8, 2021 / Robert L. Borosage
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Ron Johnson Gets Caught Debunking the Big Lie Ron Johnson Gets Caught Debunking the Big Lie
After months of amplifying Donald Trump’s claims about 2020 election “fraud,” the senator is captured on tape admitting the truth: Trump lost.
Sep 2, 2021 / John Nichols
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Tax Billionaires’ Pandemic Profits Tax Billionaires’ Pandemic Profits
In one proposal, Democrats can fund the Biden agenda and fight back against widening inequality.
Aug 25, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel