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Latest articles by Adam Freelander
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But they’re right that something has changed in American cities.
By Adam Freelander
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We don’t like the two-party system. So why do we have it?
By Adam Freelander
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How Republicans won Michigan, how they lost it, and what it all tells us.
By Adam Freelander
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Charting America’s homeownership problem.
By Adam Freelander
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And how it could swing the 2024 elections.
By Adam Freelander
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Why is Texas so good at changing policy for the whole US?
By Adam Freelander
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The 2022 midterm elections, explained
Why the congressional midterms matter so much.
By Adam Freelander
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Biden beat Trump. So what now? Ezra Klein explains.
By Liz Scheltens and Adam Freelander
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Whose vote counts?
Why some Americans’ votes count more than others.
By Madeline Marshall and Adam Freelander
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If we can slow the virus down, we could save hundreds of thousands of lives.
By Estelle Caswell, Sam Ellis and 4 more