There is a lot of understandable worry about our democracy, but it’s more resilient than you think. Here’s why.
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Trump’s H-1B Visa Plan Will Backfire
There are better ways to smooth this pathway for America to attract talented workers from around the world.
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Republicans Should Be Apoplectic Over What Trump and Kennedy Are Doing to Tylenol
Conservatives used to hate it with Democrats “picked winners and losers.” What will they say when a Republican president does it?
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The Trump Era and The Psychology of Moral Courage
Researchers are beginning to understand why some people demonstrate moral courage and others don’t—science for the Trump Era.
Posted inEconomy
How Trump’s Policies Crush the American Battery Boom
Biden policies put the U.S. in a strong position, but Trump is destroying the American battery industry and good American jobs.
Posted inEconomy
Trump’s Budget Could Break the Economy
For once, the deficit hawks are right. The tax cuts for the wealthy in the Republican budget could cause the third economic meltdown this century. Unlike the Financial Crisis and the pandemic, we couldn’t spend our way out.
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Joe Conason on How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked Conservatism
Joe Conason on How Grifters, Swindlers. and Frauds Hijacked Conservatism. In his new book, the journalist explains how cons from Trump University to the Build-the-Wall ripoff became central to the MAGA creed. A conversation.
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Can the Declaration of Independence’s Ideals Hold America Together?
Can the Declaration of Independence’s Ideals Hold America Together? A new national poll suggests it very much can.
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How Trump Survived January 6
After the insurrection, everyone was disavowing him. But thanks to his old buddy Steve Bannon and a coterie of strategists, Donald Trump regained dominance over the Republican Party.
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The Great Republican Crackup
Across the country, it’s MAGA v. ultra-MAGA v. Less MAGA as GOP conferences joust over who’s the Trumpiest. Amusing though it may be, Democrats shouldn’t gloat.
