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August 24, 2022
The GOP’s Incredible Shrinking Message
A shift in Democratic fortunes has blown up the economic malaise story Republicans had hoped to run on, leaving voters with plenty of time to survey their weird candidates and bad ideas.
by Alex Shephard
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Mark Finchem, the extremist Republican candidate for Arizona secretary of state, gets tons of press. It’s time to get to know Democrat Adrian Fontes.
by Daniel Strauss
The United Kingdom has given a range of financial crimes a sheen of respectability.
by Geoffrey Wheatcroft
The administration expects to stop buying vaccines and treatment by year’s end, handing over these responsibilities to for-profit companies that are salivating at the opportunity.
by Adam Gaffney
Demanding E.V. parts be made domestically could slow down the energy transition—or, alternatively, fall afoul of free trade policies the United States has worked hard to enact.
by Kate Aronoff
There’s a lot left to do, but the administration’s four big bills—Covid relief, infrastructure, CHIPs, and the Inflation Reduction Act—are a stirring refutation of trickle-down economics.
by Nick Hanauer

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