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June 14, 2021
Let’s Take the Filibuster to Court
A novel idea for House Democrats to thwart Joe Manchin: Sue the Senate all the way to the Supreme Court.
by Thomas Geoghegan
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Forget Putin, Merkel, and Macron. It’s Manchin, Sinema, and Feinstein Who Need the Democracy Lecture.
Joe Biden is making some necessary defenses of democracy abroad. I can’t help wishing he’d make them more forcefully here at home.
by Michael Tomasky
The Sleazy Story of How Biogen’s New Alzheimer’s Snake Oil Got Approved
The FDA should be our toughest regulatory body, but the pharmaceutical lobby has torn it to shreds.
by Natalie Shure
How Deep Is America’s Reckoning with Racism?
Juneteenth is an opportunity to recover the possibilities of history
by Kerri Greenidge
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Republicans Seriously Think Trump Lost the Election Because of a Lab Leak Coverup That They Invented
Lindsey Graham and other conservatives are trying to turn the Covid controversy du jour into the new Russiagate.
by Alex Shephard
Here’s an Idea for Liberals: Propaganda
After every election, Democrats seem to talk about how they failed to craft a clear message. So how about bombarding people with a new kind of campaign ad?
by Alex Pareene
Impostor Syndrome
Explores the Secret Life of a Woman in Tech
In Kathy Wang’s spy thriller, navigating the pressures of the workplace is a lot like espionage.
by Jo Livingstone
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