The New York Times, plenty of pundits, and even some Democrats clutched their pearls and condemned the practice as unseemly. It wasn’t—and it worked.
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Why Did Democrats Do So Well in the Midterms?
We have clues, but we don’t know the whole story—and won’t for a while.
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The Beginning of the End of the Subminimum Wage
On Tuesday, D.C. voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to force restaurants to pay employees the full minimum wage. The rest of the nation is likely to follow.
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America Does Care About Democracy and Abortion Rights
The history of midterm elections is one of beatings exacted upon the president’s party. With inflation red hot, President Joe Biden’s job approval low, and Republican Senate candidates rising in the polls, most everyone expected history to repeat itself. It didn’t. We don’t yet know which party will control either the House or Senate, but […]
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Can Democrats Make Us Care About Democracy?
Biden, Obama, and the party made it their closing argument. We’ll see if it worked.
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Make Republicans Pay a Higher Price for Anti-Hispanic Racism
Democrats have been urged only to talk about pocketbook issues with Hispanic voters. But that advice is incomplete and shortsighted.
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What Joe Biden and LBJ Have in Common
Each saw the expansion of rights as key to their national ambitions, writes a noted historian. For LBJ, it was civil rights; for Biden, it was abortion.
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Will the Midterms be a “Wave” Election–and Does It Matter?
The issue isn’t just a couple dozen House seats. It’s the deep malaise of our political system.
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To Save the Planet, Divide and Conquer
Democrats make progress on climate change when they set business lobbies against each other.
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The Tipping Point
D.C.’s restaurant industry has defeated efforts to raise the minimum wage for restaurant workers before. This year, advocates believe they have a winning campaign.
