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January 31, 2025
Marin Scotten
Illinois Governor Torches Trump Pardon Recipients With Major Penalty
After Donald Trump pardoned the January 6 rioters, J.B. Pritzker has stepped in.
November 1, 2024
Timothy Noah
How Republicans Get Away With Fleecing Their Own Voters
Democrats are highly responsive to voter sentiment. Republicans are not, yet they win reelection anyway.
October 4, 2021
Matt Ford
How the GOP Is Turning the States Into the Laboratories of Oligarchy
Republicans in state legislatures all across the country are slowly gaming the system to deprive voters of their power.
January 15, 2015
Claire Groden
Republican Governors to Food-Stamp Recipients: Get a Job Already!
October 26, 2009
John B. Judis
End State
August 19, 2002
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Jonathan Chait
Rogue State
The case against Delaware.
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