Gloria Steinem’s surprising and impossibly beautiful last book has lessons for us all.
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If You Don’t Like Polls, Follow the Money
Campaign spending data from party-affiliated committees show that Democrats are playing offense in some surprising places.
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Before the Fall
The number of Americans without health insurance is soaring this year. Last week’s Census Bureau report on the uninsured rate for 2025 is the last good news we’ll get for a while.
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The Precarious Future of Vote by Mail
Democracy’s defenders won round one, but Donald Trump has done plenty of damage to Americans’ faith in voting at home.
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The Supreme Court Still Works as the Founders Intended
Many Democrats are hot to remake the Supreme Court. But it’s the lifetime judicial appointment that just kept Donald Trump from meddling with the midterms.
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The Case for a Shadow Court
Our constitutional system is being torn asunder. Enter an intriguing idea from a great legal mind.
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Who Are the “Trump Regretters”?
One in five voters who supported Donald Trump in 2024 now regrets their vote, according to a new survey from Navigator Research. Inflation and war are their biggest complaints.
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Never Forgetting 9/11 Means Learning Lessons
In the 48 hours before the devastating terrorist attacks, the Bush administration was insisting we spend enough on counterterrorism and not enough on national missile defense.
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Can the House Clerk Lead a Midterm Coup?
It’s happened before. History underscores how rickety our elections and democracy are.
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Barney Frank’s Last Harsh Warning to the Left
The late congressman’s posthumous book condemns dogmatic insistence on unpopular ideas and offers a roadmap for reconciliation between the center and the left.
