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Tom Steyer
December 9, 2020
Kyle Edward Williams
The End of the Businessman President
With any luck, Donald Trump’s catastrophic tenure will be the nail in the coffin of the worst idea in politics: that the government can be run like a corporation.
November 23, 2020
Christopher Caldwell
The Biden Popular Front Is Doomed to Unravel
It may turn out that Donald Trump was the one force keeping the Democratic Party together.
March 2, 2020
Kate Aronoff
Nationalizing the Power Industry Isn’t Radical
The United States has a long history of nationalizing in times of crisis. Bernie Sanders’s publicly owned clean power proposal is actually pretty tame.
February 20, 2020
Rachel M. Cohen
A Good Fight to Have About Medicare for All
There’s public support for the policy, but many voters have questions about how to get it through a Congress that ruins most of what it touches.
January 13, 2020
Libby Watson
The Billionaire Grifter’s Threat to Democracy
With Tom Steyer surging to new heights in a spate of recent polls, it's time to take him seriously—and end this candidacy.
November 22, 2019
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Walter Shapiro
The Media’s Irrational Obsession With Campaign War Chests
By constantly tallying candidates' fundraising hauls, journalists perpetuate a misleading narrative about how elections are won.
August 15, 2019
Alex Shephard
Stacey Abrams Is Smarter Than Tom Steyer
You can amass great influence and power building the infrastructure for lasting Democratic rule ... or you can run for president.
July 23, 2019
Adam Eichen
After 48 Years, Democrats Still Haven’t Gotten the Memo
Lewis Powell once drafted a how-to guide for maximizing political power. Only one party took his advice. Here's how Democrats can catch up.
July 9, 2019
Matt Ford
Tom Steyer’s $100 Million Vanity Project
If he really cares about reforming American democracy, he shouldn't blow his money on a doomed presidential bid.
October 17, 2017
Graham Vyse
The Impeachment Litmus Test Is Dividing Democrats
Billionaire donor Tom Steyer says the party's politicians must declare their stance on removing Trump from office. He's in the minority.
December 20, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Tom Steyer jumpstarted his campaign a little early, with this ad running during the Democratic debate.
February 27, 2015
Rebecca Leber
"Tom Steyer Is the Devil"
A dispatch from CPAC, a conference of climate change deniers
January 13, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Please, Tom Steyer, Don't Run for Senate
November 6, 2014
Rebecca Leber
Tom Steyer: "I Have No Second Thoughts Whatsoever."
He has little to show for his $67 million in campaign donations, though
November 4, 2014
Rebecca Leber
This Election's Top Donor Is an Environmentalist. So Where Are the Results?
August 5, 2013
Molly Redden
Terry McAuliffe’s Green Billionaire Ally Is Wasting His Money
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