This bloc won’t be wooed by cosplay and pandering.
Ro Khanna
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The Internet Is Bigger Than Hasan Piker
Democrats should go on challenging shows—but no one should be pressured to prove their populist bona fides on a streamer who may cost them more voters than he delivers.
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The Magical Thinking Behind Graham Platner’s Rise
How fetishizing the working-class does it—and all Americans—a disservice.
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Epstein Files Are Herpes For Trump
He thinks he will put the story behind him as a “Democratic hoax.” This week, we learned he can’t.
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Give Democrats Some Credit for Chasing Republicans Out of Washington Early
House Speaker Mike Johnson concluded that starting summer recess early was preferable to facing votes on disclosing the Jeffrey Epstein files. Score one for the Democrats.
Posted inEconomy
State of the Union Reminder: Economic Policies Can Revive the Heartland and Save Democracy
At the State of the Union, he’ll rightly champion the CHIPS Act, Inflation Reduction Act, and others. They are also the best protection against Trumpism here and abroad.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Why Radical Supreme Court Reforms Are Not the Answer to the Radical Roberts Court
Ending affirmative action in higher education, permitting anti-gay discrimination, and forbidding the education secretary from canceling student loan debt solidified the sorry legacy of the John Roberts Supreme Court. As both Garrett Epps and Joshua Douglas have thoroughly documented in the Washington Monthly, this is a radical Court dominated by six conservative justices willing to […]
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It’s the Respect (and Good Policies), Stupid
Growing gaps in economic opportunity between successful urban regions and less successful industrial and rural hinterlands is a well-known problem. Such inequality fuels the fires of the polarizing populism and anti-democratic politics in the U.S. and Europe. The underlying cause of heartland voters’ alienation, unease, and resentment, as we’ve demonstrated elsewhere, is the real and perceived loss […]
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Ro Khanna’s Plan to Make Big Tech Better
An interview with the Silicon Valley congressman on our digital future, the Republicans, and where fellow progressives sometimes go wrong.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The House Should Write Trump an Infrastructure Bill
The president wants a large transportation bill and the Democrats promised big investments on the campaign trail.
