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Make ‘Social Security for children’ permanent
What would the United States look like if we decided that children and their families had a right to abundance and liberty?
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Overconfident in minority rule, the Republicans forgot how to compete democratically
Case in point is their proposed plan for Social Security.
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Why the Republicans hate Biden’s college debt plan
It threatens the social hierarchy and established order.
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The filibuster killed the $35 insulin price cap
There would be more compromise without the Senate rule
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Biden is wrong. More cops does not mean less crime
The president should propose spending on human services to make people safer and happier – and more likely to vote for Democrats.
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The Editorial Board explains the Inflation Reduction Act
“I struggle to find enough superlatives to describe this deal.”
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Biden wants to fight inflation by soaking the rich, but centrists and the GOP are in the way
Catering to bloated oligarchs who want to hoover up wealth and power.
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For Biden, a brighter future, perhaps
There’s a reasonable chance that Biden’s approval rating has bottomed out and can start crawling toward something better.
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Biden reduced US military involvement worldwide. Antiwar critics still won't give him credit
That’s a problem for those hoping to see less military violence.
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Anti-establishment profit-making
On Substackers, crypto and Trump.
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The Republicans could help the president with inflation, but that would require helping him
Now the Fed is poised to trigger a recession.
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Maverick reminds us why trillions in military spending is fun!
It doesn’t protect us from real threats. It gives us permission to imagine ourselves shooting faceless villains out of the sky like Tom Cruise.