Subsidies for Scholarship Granting Organizations, the latest rage on the right, are being sold as a brilliant innovation to help underprivileged kids. Don’t fall for it.
Panetta: Iran War a ‘Terrible Mistake’ and Hegseth Is a ‘Disaster’
Leon Panetta, the last of the wise men, covers the waterfront on where we are and where we must go to save this country.
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Democrats Have the Biggest Midterm Election Lead in May, by any Party, in 20 Years
All signs point to a Blue Wave, and they may need every drop to overcome recent gerrymandering woes and likely presidential scheming.
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Fear and Loathing in Palo Alto
Theo Baker’s debut book is a film-worthy investigation of Stanford’s culture of fraud. But his disdain for the tech bros keeps him from understanding them.
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The Missing Word at Trump’s Prayer Rally
The Founders’ understanding of national prayer centered on self-scrutiny and repentance, neither of which seem fashionable in today’s Republican Party.
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The Affordability Case for Public Factories
It’s not socialism. Public factories are an old American answer to monopoly profiteering. The Progressive Caucus wants to bring them back.
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The Capitalists Trying to Fix Capitalism
“Market humanism” is how the economy should work, argue Nick Hanauer and Eric Beinhocker.
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Trump and Blanche’s Orwellian Language and How Much of Washington Echoes It
Ask James Comey how they’ve managed to hype his seashells while downplaying real killing.
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