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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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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 Democratic Hunger Games
After a redistricting fiasco pits New York Democrats against each other, careers are lost, but the state looks the same.
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Lessons From Joe Manchin’s March to Victory
Progressives miscalculated, thinking that big proposals would change the debate, and closing their minds to the possibility of persuading their political opponents. Biden and Schumer saw the bigger picture.
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With Roe Almost Gone, Democrats Need to Stick Together to Save Legal Abortion
Squabbling over the filibuster and court packing isn’t the answer.
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Were Progressives Right About Joe Manchin?
They knew he was trouble, but they also nursed a bizarre faith that he could be cajoled into supporting Build Back Better.
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Why Trump Backers Fear the Socialist Who May Become Buffalo’s Next Mayor
GOP real estate developers are financing the incumbent to stop India Walton’s historic rise. Can they defeat the AOC of Lake Erie?
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AOC’s Weird Flex
The New York congresswoman wants to prove that progressives have major sway in Washington when they use hardball tactics. Can she deliver?
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How Nancy Pelosi Became the Master of the House
A conversation with Susan Page about her new, comprehensive biography of the House Speaker—and why the San Francisco Democrat feels kinship with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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Memo to AOC: Only You Can Save the Government
There’s a way to stop privatization of the civil service and help working Americans. Here’s how.
