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Mask Mandates
April 29, 2022
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Jason Linkins
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
The Soapbox
Jason Linkins
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 22, 2022
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Timothy Noah
Why Biden Had to Challenge That Trump Judge’s Dim-Witted Mask Mandate Ruling
It’s not just about health. It’s also about not letting reactionary hacks dismantle the regulatory state.
April 22, 2022
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Grace Segers
Long Covid Is America’s Forgotten Pandemic Problem
Millions of Americans who suffer long-term effects of the coronavirus can’t move on with their lives. Can lawmakers lend them a hand?
February 16, 2022
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Grace Segers
Can Democrats Convince Struggling Parents That the Party Hasn’t Abandoned Them?
Families with school-age kids have borne the brunt of the pandemic. Will they make themselves heard at the ballot box?
September 30, 2021
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Kathryn Joyce
Republicans Don’t Want to Reform Public Education. They Want to End It.
Florida’s recent struggles over masks in schools augur a terrifying shift in the right’s approach to education policy.
August 17, 2021
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Rachel M. Cohen
New School Year, Same Old Covid Chaos
A highly contagious variant, quarantines, closures, and fast-changing rules: It was supposed to be a calm fall, but we’re looking at a new year that could look a lot like the last.
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