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Jason Linkins

Jason Linkins is a deputy editor at The New Republic. Previously, he served as a senior editor at ThinkProgress, and as a long-time staff writer at The Huffington Post. His work has appeared at The Baffler, The Awl, Maclean’s, and DCist. He is the co-author of Schoolhouse Wreck: The Betsy DeVos Story for Strong Arm Press.

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June 4, 2022
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An Idea for Democrats: Reboot ACORN
As the GOP continues its multipronged offensive on free and fair elections, democracy desperately needs an army of its own in the field.
May 28, 2022
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Too Many Guns = Too Many Deaths
It’s not a mystery why the United States has a unique problem with mass shootings.
May 21, 2022
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There Are No Super PAC Cops
Let’s stop pretending that rules forbidding coordination between campaigns and dark money groups exist.
May 14, 2022
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Biden’s Embrace of Unions Is a Boon for Democracy
The White House’s support for labor organizing will become critical if Democrats get locked out of power at the federal level in November.
May 7, 2022
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The Tragedy of the Expanded Child Tax Credit
As the midterms loom, the recipients of the now-expired benefit are turning against Democrats.
April 29, 2022
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Washington Suits Up for the White House Correspondents’ Superspreader Event
The annual gala celebrating the sleazy relationship between Beltway power brokers and reporters is back—and the discourse surrounding it is dumber than ever.
April 23, 2022
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Biden Quits the Covid Fight
The administration is putting on a happy face for the public, but behind the scenes its pandemic strategy is to cross its fingers and hope the worst is over.
April 16, 2022
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Corporate America’s Long Con
Howard Schultz, Starbucks’s returning CEO, says the coffee chain is getting into scammy NFTs. But that’s nothing compared to the scam that corporations have been pulling on workers for decades now.
April 2, 2022
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The QAnon Style of Politics Is Taking Over America
This isn’t a conspiracy theory. It’s the conspiracy itself.
March 26, 2022
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Washington Has Pushed Children to the Edge of the Cliff
A fiscal crisis is looming for the childcare industry, and the Democrats don’t have the votes to do anything about it.
March 19, 2022
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The Democrats’ Complicated Dance With Neoconservative Heiress Liz Cheney
The Wyoming representative has been a rare anti-Trump voice among Republicans in Congress, but is that reason enough for Democrats to boost her political career?
March 12, 2022
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The Vicious Cycle of Covid-19 and Economic Inequality
The pandemic widened the gaps between the haves and have-nots—thus sowing the seeds of the next pandemic.
March 9, 2022
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Bad News for Marjorie Taylor Greene: Congress Might Bring Back Earmarks
The end of the formal ban on the practice will force Capitol Hill’s MAGA performance artists to do some real legislative work for a change.
March 5, 2022
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Democrats Can’t Be Shy About Rallying for Democracy
Whether or not we will continue to live in a just world is at stake in the upcoming midterm elections.
February 26, 2022
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Rick Scott’s Manifesto Is Just a Bankrupt Repetition of Republican Dogma
The Florida senator’s plan to “rescue America” is being portrayed as a P.R. problem for the party, when in fact it merely reflects the GOP’s long-standing, well-known radicalism.
February 19, 2022
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Sarah Palin’s Hard Lesson for Journalists
Her lawsuit against The New York Times, and a misguided CNN essay about Joe Rogan and the January 6 riot, show the risks of straining to make eye-catching connections in the news of the day.
February 12, 2022
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The Real Problem With Spotify Isn’t Joe Rogan
It’s how the streaming service exploits musicians to pay podcasters like Rogan millions of dollars.
February 5, 2022
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The Emerging Plot to Defend Trump’s Next Coup
The former president is acting more brazen than ever, and he’s adding reinforcements to his corrupt cause.
January 29, 2022
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The Supreme Court at the Crossroads of Hackery
How will the law work in a world where the high court is making up the rules as it goes along?
January 22, 2022
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Let’s Oust Congress’s Stock Market Miscreants!
Senator Jon Ossoff is leading a push to ban lawmakers from playing the stock market.

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