Plus: Democrats control New York, but can’t even pass climate legislation, and more...

 
Wednesday
June 9, 2021
Are Democrats Done Fighting Big Money in Politics?
New York City has one of the most generous campaign finance programs in the country. So why are all the leading Democrats in the mayoral race relying on super PACs?
by Walter Shapiro
 
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“The number of Fox staffers who said to me, ‘I miss Roger Ailes’ absolutely astonished me.”
by Alex Shephard
 
An opaque court filing in an anti-LGBTQ discrimination case has advocates asking if this administration will “bargain down” the rights of students to reach an uneasy peace with Republicans.
by Melissa Gira Grant
 

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Biden’s upcoming meeting with the Russian president is the perfect opportunity to shrink Russia’s outsize significance in American politics.
by Michael Kimmage and Matthew Rojansky
 
They have a supermajority in the state legislature, but several climate bills have gone nowhere.
by Kate Aronoff
 

Everyone streams music. Musicians make pennies. Is Spotify to blame?

Hosted by Laura Marsh and Alex Pareene
 

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