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May 15, 2023
Kevin McCarthy’s Idea of Austerity: $115 Billion for Tax Cheats and Oil Companies
That’s in his debt-ceiling bill. And his delays have already cost taxpayers an additional $328 million as he preaches against excess spending.
by Timothy Noah
Chicago economists had free rein in Chile. The country is still recovering.
by Patrick Iber
Lawmakers agree that the rapid evolution of this technology needs to be addressed—but they’re still getting up to speed on the details.
by Grace Segers
It doesn’t involve more border patrol. Instead, policymakers need to address climate change and decades of bad U.S. foreign policy.
by Kate Aronoff
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CNN’s shameful town hall was a gift to Trump. Enough is enough.
by Walter Shapiro
Two of the more aggressive Senate Democrats are asking Thomas and Harlan Crow questions. And they have a lot of ways to get answers.
by Michael Tomasky
From The Ticker:
The Florida governor seems determined to sign as many dangerous bills as possible into law.
by Prem Thakker
The mental gymnastics needed to justify a 15-minute choke hold are wild.
by Prem Thakker

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