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1w ago
Jeet Heer
Trump’s running mate has a history of embracing rancid positions to rise to the top.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
1w ago
Ross Barkan
The US left can only dream of Democrats’ having five years ahead of interrupted power—and control of Congress—with the GOP, like the Tories, driven far to the margins for a decade.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
2w ago
Jeet Heer
The Democrats have a winning election message—but do they have the right messenger?
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
1M ago
Steve Howell
Keir Starmer looks certain to be Britain’s next prime minister—but he’s using the same centrist playbook that has opened the door to the far right in France and Germany.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
1M ago
Melissa B. Jacoby
And the Supreme Court may be about to make the situation worse.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
1M ago
Ross Barkan
Or just until after the election? Either way, she’s blown a $15 billion hole in the MTA budget, leaving New Yorkers with overcrowded streets, filthy air, and an underfunded subway.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
2M ago
Erica Etelson, Anthony Flaccavento
Putting together a Democratic majority in 2024 requires winning back some portion of the rural working class. The good news is that it can be done. Here’s how.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
4M ago
Jacob Sugarman
The country’s new president has imposed a set of brutal austerity measures as part of a so-called “chainsaw plan.” The carnage is already mounting.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
4M ago
Jeet Heer
Kennedy’s newly picked running mate, Nicole Shanahan, reflects the necro-futurism of Big Tech.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
4M ago
James K. Galbraith
The White House believes American workers have seldom had it so good. And lots of prestigious economists agree. But the voters aren’t buying. Maybe they know something?
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