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The Corporate Overlords Are Not Our Friends

by James Kwak

When it comes to our unequal economy, even the sharpest conservative minds are struggling to defend the indefensible. 

The Fallacy of the Free Market

by James Kwak
April 5, 2018

Democrats’ vision that our broken economy simply needs to correct for market failures has its limits.


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The Law that Can Bring Down the Capitol Attackers

by Garrett Epps
February 23, 2021
| 5:00 AM

Rep. Bennie Thompson and the NAACP are using the Ku Klux Klan Act to bring down the January 6 cabal.

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Texas Blackout of 2021 Was Primarily a Human Failure

by James Cargas
February 20, 2021
| 6:00 AM

Easy answers on the left and right don’t cut it. Ultimately, it was bad leadership.

Politics

The Tea Party Began 12 Years Ago. What’s Changed—and What Hasn’t.

by Bill Scher
February 19, 2021
| 5:00 AM

CNBC’s Rick Santelli started it all by attacking Obama and a rescue plan that he called a subsidy for “losers.” Biden should be ready for the next Santelli.

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How Merrick Garland Can Fix the DOJ’s Special Counsel Problem

by Neil Kinkopf
February 22, 2021
| 5:00 AM

Bill Barr messed with independent investigators—and so can a future AG. Here’s how Garland can reform the way administrations investigate themselves.

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The Phony Conservative Attacks on Child Credits

by Anne Kim
February 24, 2021
| 5:00 AM

Joe Biden and Mitt Romney have interesting, important plans to help working mothers. Conservatives say this will reduce work. Oh, please.

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