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April 14, 2021
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Bruce Bartlett
Washington’s Inflation Hysteria Is Fueled by Corporate Greed
With the help of Larry Summers and a battery of conservatives, the business lobby is disingenuously warning that Biden’s recovery plans will actually wreck the economy.
March 11, 2021
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Osita Nwanevu
Saving the Nation Cannot End With Biden’s Covid Relief Bill
Even as the president signs the American Rescue Plan Act into law, skittish Beltway moderates are already worried that he might want to do more.
February 13, 2021
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Alex Pareene
Call Kyrsten Sinema’s Bluff
The would-be maverick Democrat is trying to sink the minimum wage hike. Her threats are emptier than they seem.
October 7, 2020
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Alex Shephard
The Final Message of a Dying Campaign
With his poll numbers collapsing, Donald Trump keeps adopting dumber and more destructive political messages.
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