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July 28, 2023
The Economy Is Booming. Don’t Expect Biden to Get Credit Anytime Soon.
Why gratitude is an overrated commodity in American politics.
by Walter Shapiro

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Time Is Running Out for Congress to Help Our Afghan Allies
A bipartisan group of senators are pushing to include the Afghan Adjustment Act in the annual defense authorization bill—but some formidable political obstacles remain.
by Grace Segers
The Radical Makeover of the Israeli Supreme Court Has Nothing to Do With Democracy
The hard-liners pushing for change may sound like our own liberal reformers, but their aim is a power grab.
by Jess Coleman
Biden Should Name and Shame Who’s Responsible for the Heat
Why isn’t Joe Biden talking more about the fossil fuel companies behind this summer’s deadly heat?
by Kate Aronoff
What Will Twitter’s Death Mean for Climate Disaster Information?
It remains the most useful social media platform during a climate crisis. But its days seem numbered.
by Molly Taft
Behind the Rage of Raylan Givens
“Justified: City Primeval” questions a lawman’s anger.
by Phillip Maciak
We Can Be Sure: Trump Is Watching Netanyahu Very Closely
What’s happening in Israel right now is a cautionary tale for the United States.
by Brynn Tannehill
From the Ticker:
Half of Republicans Don’t Think Trump Took Classified Docs. That’s Terrifying.
Trump still controls the Republican Party—and they’ll believe anything he says.
by Tori Otten
This Senate Is the Second Oldest in History
A recent incident with Mitch McConnell has cast a light on just how old this Congress is.
by Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani
Blacks and Latinos Are Half of L.A. Population—but 80 Percent of Arrests
A new study sheds light on the disproportionate rate of arrests in the second-biggest city in America.
by Tori Otten
Raskin Demands Comer “Publicly Reprimand” Greene for Waving Around Hunter Biden Nudes
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s actions are turning the committee into “a 1970s-era dime store peep show,” the Democratic congressman warned.
by Tori Otten
Supreme Court Clears Way for Mountain Valley Pipeline, as Earth Reaches Hottest Temp
This is a blow to environmental groups everywhere.
by Tori Otten

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