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If Biden Quits the Race, He Should Resign the Presidency

Being a lame duck for seven months would be far worse for him—and us—than leaving office and propelling Vice President Harris to the Oval Office.

by Matthew Cooper July 3, 2024July 2, 2024

The Polls Matter More Than Ever Now

by Bill Scher

I Worked for and Support Joe Biden. We Need Radical Candor From His Team—and Those Who Want Him to Quit the Race

by Jonah Blank

This Horrible Supreme Court Term

by James D. Zirin

The Trump Immunity Decision is Even Worse Than You Think

by Caroline Fredrickson

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Politics

We Watched Joe Biden Struggle

We Watched Joe Biden Struggle. The incumbent president’s painful performance was no match for Trump’s unabashed barrage of lies. 

by Margaret Carlson June 28, 2024June 28, 2024

A Wasted Opportunity for Biden (But Still Time for Redemption)

by Bill Scher June 28, 2024June 28, 2024

10 Debate Questions

by Bill Scher June 25, 2024June 25, 2024

Democrats Need to Try Something Radical: Hire Christopher Nolan  

by Matt Robison June 22, 2024June 23, 2024

The Monopolized Economy

Fareed Zakaria and Our Tumultuous World

The ubiquitous columnist and television broadcaster’s new book on revolution through the ages may be familiar, but it’s still spot on.

by Anita Jain May 3, 2024May 2, 2024

Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done on Antitrust?

by Will Norris April 7, 2024April 7, 2024

The Exploitative Origins of Amazon

by Karina Montoya April 5, 2024April 4, 2024

Biden’s Smart Case Against the Sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel

by Garphil Julien April 3, 2024April 2, 2024

July/August 2024 Print Edition

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America Is Already Great Again

Don’t let doomsayers like Donald Trump fool you. On every meaningful metric of national strength, the United States under Joe Biden is a rising power—and we have the economic means and necessary alliances to meet our gravest challenges.

by Wesley K. Clark June 23, 2024June 24, 2024

Public Education’s Reinforcements

New tutoring programs funded by the Biden administration and governors of both parties are shrinking the achievement gap in America’s schools. They could be the foundation of a bipartisan movement to help struggling students.

by Thomas Toch and Liz Cohen June 23, 2024June 27, 2024

Poverty, Inc.

Government’s decades-old experiment in letting corporations deliver social services has been a disaster—for taxpayers and the poor.

by Tamara Gilkes Borr June 23, 2024June 23, 2024

Why Can’t America Build Enough Weapons?

The debasement of the U.S. defense industrial base began, ironically, under Ronald Reagan, and won’t be reversed until we abandon the free-market fundamentalism he introduced.

by Mike Lofgren June 23, 2024June 23, 2024

Education

Are Gaza Protests Happening Mostly at Elite Colleges?

Yup. The Washington Monthly runs the numbers and explains the results.

by Robert Kelchen and Marc Novicoff June 23, 2024June 23, 2024

The Cost of Exaggerating the Gaza Protests

by David Masciotra June 3, 2024June 3, 2024

The Divestment Encampments Don’t Make Any Sense

by Bill Scher April 25, 2024April 24, 2024

Which States Help Their College Grads Land Good Jobs?

by Michael T. Nietzel April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

Books

Why Are Political Parties So Much Weaker Than They Once Were?

by Kenneth S. Baer June 27, 2024June 27, 2024

How the Vietnam War Came Between Two Friends and Diplomats

by Timothy Noah June 24, 2024June 27, 2024

The Tastemaker

by Sara Bhatia June 23, 2024June 23, 2024

A War Correspondent’s Inner Struggle

by Christian Caryl June 23, 2024June 24, 2024

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