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Radicalized

4 months ago
A short story about health care, and desperation.
Cory Doctorow

The Face of the Democratic Party

4 months 1 week ago
Today on TAP: The next DNC chair will have a higher profile than usual. The two leading candidates, Ken Martin of Minnesota and Ben Wikler of Wisconsin, are both terrific.
Robert Kuttner

Changing of the Guard

4 months 1 week ago
Democrats are starting to deal with their gerontocracy problem. But there are still battles to come.
Luke Goldstein

Making Room Under the Bus

4 months 1 week ago
After Donald Trump’s transphobic campaign, will Democrats continue to support transgender people?
Janie Ekere

Manhattan Medicare Murder Mystery

4 months 1 week ago
Only about 50 million customers of America’s reigning medical monopoly might have a motive to exact revenge upon the UnitedHealthcare CEO.
Maureen Tkacik

The Magic Thinking of Kennedy-ism

4 months 1 week ago
The hero worship of the family of American royalty has a dark side: a tendency toward conspiracism that fits with the MAGA movement.
Rick Perlstein

Some Guardrails Hold

4 months 1 week ago
Today on TAP: More Trump screwball nominations are going down, and he belatedly agrees to let the FBI vet nominees—meaning that still more will fall.
Robert Kuttner