Policy analysis and political commentary from Matt Yglesias.
Plus remote work, ethnostates, and my interview with Mehdi Hasan
The article outlines a comprehensive plan to address America's major issues, proposing actionable solutions across various sectors to foster progress and improve the nation's well-being.
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Mamdani seems surprisingly moderate because mayors need to govern
With less than a week until Election Day, Democrats are feeling good. They’re also wary as key races remain neck and neck
It might be the most important issue right now, but I’m not history’s main character
It’s tough to say anything meaningful about the midterms at this point, but Democrats should think harder about their fundraising
Trump makes an affordability play just before Election Day as California construction rises, Los Angeles tries to manage its homelessness response, and Bloomberg and Gen Z assert their own leadership
Fraudulent polls are just more evidence of social media’s corruption of democracy
Plus Netanyahu’s long-term effort to make Democrats hate him and the problem with wealth taxes
It doesn’t make a lot of sense to imitate an extreme outlier event
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