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To fight corruption, Congress should give itself a raise
We need to encourage less wealthy people to enter service.
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To US oligarchs, majority views on taxing the rich count for little
If we fail to restrain the corruption of moneyed elites, the United States may go further down a path that’s difficult to retrace.
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The pandemic, not public spending, is driving inflation
Supply chain issues are global. So are rising prices.
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Why do we expect so much sacrifice from teachers?
Valuing an educated public means paying teachers fairly.
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Covid has shown us how badly our education system harms the republic when some kids in it are treated better than others
A country with a zero-sum attitude toward education is a country ill-equipped to respond with civic responsibility to a pandemic.
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Want people to get vaccinated? Pay them
We should value every life.
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Enough already! Spend the money to vaccinate the world
The United States can’t protect the public health of its residents without protecting the public health of everyone else.
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Let them eat debt
That canceling student debt would be a massive transfer payment is a statement that the government should do more for average families.
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Want to end the Great Resignation? End the pandemic
It’s not a problem that can be solved by making the lives of poor and working people, and immigrants, more miserable.
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The president’s low approval is democracy working. Voters are holding him accountable
The problem is a Republican Party that's not promising to do more to fight the covid pandemic. It's promising to do less.
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Behind Republican arguments against raising the debt ceiling is the belief that hurting huge numbers of people is good
It doesn't get enough attention.
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Abate lead, reduce crime, defund police?
An excellent potential approach.