Biden, a veteran lawmaker, patiently worked with his congressional opponents and signed many major bills. Trump, an inexperienced hothead, did not.
Joe Manchin
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In a Clickbait World, the Washington Monthly Believes in Ideas
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Georgia’s Election Laws Couldn’t Stop Raphael Warnock
Critics of the changes to state voting laws called them “Jim Crow 2.0.”
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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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Hey, Democrats, It’s Time for Unity, Not Purity
The midterms are approaching, and the party is tantalizingly close to keeping its majority—if they stick together.
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Why Liberals Should Embrace Permitting Reform
Joe Manchin’s plan to speed fossil fuel development could also help expand green energy.
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Breaking the Cycle of Privilege
Administrators at Bunker Hill Community College noticed that their paid internships weren’t reaching minorities and women in the numbers they intended. Here’s how they fixed it.
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Tax the Rich, Ditch “No Labels,” and Woo the Working Class
The problem for the Democrats is less wokeness and more the insidious destroyers like Joe Manchin. Fortunately, there is a way forward.
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The Case for Bill Clinton’s Economic Record
No, progressives, the former president wasn’t some neoliberal corporatist helping the rich. Clinton delivered the strongest economy of the past half century and helped working families.
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A Veterans Health Commission Dies an Early Death
The panel was supposed to weigh in on the fate of VA hospitals, but threats to close facilities led senators to kill it.
