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I Miss the “Adults in the Room” From Trump’s First Term
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the conspiracy theorist who now leads the Department of Health and Human Services, may have irreparably harmed the nation’s ability to develop new treatments, track...
A Labor Day Lesson Plan: Teach High-Schoolers About Workplace Rights
And a word for teachers, who might fret about adding one more topic to an already-packed curriculum: This content is perfectly suited for the end of the school year....
Happy Labor Day. Donald Trump and Elon Musk Are Screwing Workers.
If our notional employer still feels wronged after the NLRB board rules against him, he or she can file an appeal in federal court. I half expected the Fifth...
The One Area Where Democrats Should Follow Trump’s Lead
Nowhere is the case for public ownership clearer than in the defense sector. Lutnick—like Trump, a broken clock—was right when he said that companies like Lockheed Martin already function...
JB Pritzker Just Set Himself Apart From All Other Democrats
Or … almost? As it turns out, Democrats are planning to take on the GOP—in a few weeks, anyway. “House Democrats are plotting to turn the August recess into...
Trump Is Totally Ignoring the Working Class That Voted For Him
President Trump’s policies, particularly tariffs, are driving up the cost of school supplies and other goods that average Americans use regularly, according to Julie Margetta Morgan, president of the...
Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon
This week, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker offered an extraordinary viral response to President Trump’s vow to dispatch troops into Chicago. Critically, Pritzker cast Trump as a malignant, active threat...
Republican Who Claimed “We’re All Going to Die” Won’t Run Again
During a Thursday CNN appearance, Daskalakis advised senators to ask Kennedy at his appearance before the Senate Finance Committee next week: “Has he been ever briefed by a CDC...
Judge Tosses D.C. Case From Trump Prosecutor—Calls It Total Garbage
During a Thursday CNN appearance, Daskalakis advised senators to ask Kennedy at his appearance before the Senate Finance Committee next week: “Has he been ever briefed by a CDC...
Mike Johnson Totally Deflects When Asked About His State’s Crime Rate
During a Thursday CNN appearance, Daskalakis advised senators to ask Kennedy at his appearance before the Senate Finance Committee next week: “Has he been ever briefed by a CDC...
