Will Democrats Repeat One of Their Party's All-Time Greatest Mistakes?

In 1974, Democrats made one of the greatest legislative blunders of the 20th century when they decided to reject Richard Nixon’s surprise offer to pass…

Oct 20 • Neel Brown

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Trump’s War on Data Access Has Taken to the Stars

President Donald Trump’s war on facts has reached the final frontier.

Oct 7 • Mary Guenther and Danielle Steitz

September 2026

The Deficit Is a Big Cost-of-Living Problem

President Donald Trump’s utter failure to address the cost-of-living concerns that put him back in the White House has once again made them the top…

Sep 21 • Ben Ritz and Nate Morris

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At Least AI Isn't Killing Jobs — Yet

AI has the potential to disrupt the labor market, but we haven’t seen any evidence of that yet.

Sep 15 • Michael Pearson and Michael Mandel

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Republicans Are Running From Trump’s Foreign Policy Record

Republican Party leaders have promised that their midterm convention, which begins tonight in Dallas, will be a primetime “Trumpapalooza” — a mega pep…

Sep 9 • Danielle Steitz

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July 2026

What’s Wrong with American Studies?

The field’s leading figures have no real response to findings of bias

Jul 28 • Richard D. Kahlenberg and Lief Lin

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How Mississippi Almost Abandoned Its Education Reforms

The little-known story of how backlash to Common Core nearly sank the policies that have turned the state into a national model.

Jul 23 • Rachel Canter

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NATO is Facing a Catch-22 Thanks to Trump

The administration wants its European allies to spend more on American weapons, but is making it impossible for them to do so.

Jul 7 • Danielle Steitz

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The Most Obvious ‘Solution’ for Social Security is Among the Worst

Eliminating the payroll tax cap would waste money on wealthy seniors and break the principles of Social Security without fixing its finances.

Jul 6 • Ben Ritz

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The Real Lessons of Keir Starmer’s Fall

A former adviser reflects on what went wrong, and what it means for center-left parties around the world

Jul 1 • Claire Ainsley

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June 2026

Trump's Wrongheaded War On Economic Affirmative Action

The Justice Department now says giving poor kids an edge in university admissions amounts to racial discrimination by “proxy.” Its position is absurd.

Jun 30 • Richard D. Kahlenberg

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We Need to Get Creative to Save Social Security

With insolvency just 6 years away, only a new approach can save FDR’s vision of an earned benefit that keeps older Americans out of poverty.

Jun 24 • Ben Ritz

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