The old-fashioned tax at the gas pump doesn’t make sense in an age of electric vehicles. Should Democrats embrace an intrusive alternative?
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Free Community College Is Great, But It Doesn’t Solve Everything
The pandemic shows that students need help with more than tuition. A report from Memphis.
The CIA Officer Who Became a “Formidable Foe” of the U.S. Government
Janine Brookner took on the KGB, sexist rivals, and Justice Department lawyers alike during a pioneering career as a spy and lawyer.
Want to Stem the Migration from Central America? There’s a Better Way.
Using university endowment funds can lead to better outcomes.
Liz Cheney Is Playing a Long Game Beyond 2024
Exiled from Republican House Leadership, she really does have a plausible path to GOP domination—but it will take more than four years.
There’s a Huge Problem Getting Aid to the Unemployed
Computer screw-ups, cybercrime, and other problems are keeping people from getting their checks. It needs a national solution and presidential action.
Democrats Can Keep the House in 2022. Really.
Next year, promises to be tough but House Democrats can beat the usual trends of losing enough seats to hand the majority to the Republicans.
Why Biden Needs to Go Big on Abortion
To be a transformational president, Biden has to fight loud and hard against the Republican assault on reproductive rights.
What Joe Biden Learned from Ronald Reagan About Governing
The president understands the importance of serving your base and passing bills that really matter to them.
Farmers’ Market: A Sketchy Scheme to Reduce Rural Greenhouse Emissions
A coalition of Big Ag, Republicans, Democrats, and some environmental organizations is pushing so-called carbon capture markets to stem climate change. But family farm groups see lots of problems.
