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Sen. Chris Coons and Where We Go Next in Iran
For decades, American presidents have steered clear of all-out war against Iran. They know Iran would retaliate, cutting off oil, bombarding our Gulf…
2 months, 1 week ago
A Big Legal Win Against Trump, the SAVE Act Hits the Senate, & Illinois Primaries
Tuesday was primary day in Illinois, with races for Senate, Governor, and in the Chicago-area alone, four competitive house races.
There was also lots…
2 months, 1 week ago
Trump’s Middle East Disaster, AIPAC's Dark Money Meddling Continues and more
Jen caught up with one of our favorite guests on The Contrarian pod, Jeremy Ben-Ami. He’s the president of J Street, a center-left group that is pro-…
2 months, 1 week ago
How an Aspiring Senator and Current Congressman are Fighting Trump’s Corruption
Back in 2011, a 19-year-old named Zach Wahls went viral after defending his “untraditional” family in the Iowa House of Representatives. Ever since, …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Cost of War, an Unsteady Job Market, and the Labor Impacts of AI
Jared Bernstein is here today with his Let’s do Lunch series! This week, he talks with Neil Mahoney, who runs the Stanford Institute for Economic Pol…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Donald Trump Went to War
Trump’s unconstitutional, reckless war continues.
Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, prolific auth…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Sen. Jeff Merkley Wants to Stop Pouring More Money into Trump's War with Iran
Donald Trump has launched a unilateral, unconstitutional and reckless war against Iran that has inflamed the entire region.
He also wants more money t…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Dems' Big Night, GOP's Rough Path Forward
Last night’s elections in Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas were on every level a big night for Democrats. They won where they needed to, and they …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump's Avoidable, Deadly, Costly War with Iran
Donald Trump has taken us to war with Iran.
He didn’t have congressional authorization. He didn’t conduct a national debate. He didn’t even tell us a …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Justin Wolfers on Tariffs, the Myth of Job Growth, the Reality of Racism
Two events happened recently that left us scratching our heads.
First, the Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump’s illegal tariffs. Secondly, Trump h…
3 months ago