Matthew Yglesias
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Unions crank it up for Biden launch
Amid concerns about fundraising and a late start, the former vice president is relying on his longtime labor allies for a show of force at his official campaign rollout.
Matthew Yglesias
It’s interesting that unions are on balance are force pulling *against* the forces dragging Democrats to the left.
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Providing Reparations for Victims of Unfree College
Student debt forgiveness excludes a lot of the victims.
CLIMATE: Union chief says no to Green New Deal
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said yesterday that the largest group of U.S. unions does not support the Green New Deal in its current form, a potential blow for activists hoping to get labor on board with the progressive climate plan.
Private Equity Has an Achilles' Heel
Private equity is in the news! Private equity is in your workplace. Private equity is in your pocket, taking money out. Many people consider these shadowy financiers to be an unstoppable force. Many people are wrong.
Biden voted with the NRA when the Senate, and the nation, were very different
The 1986 bill allowed firearms to be sold by mail and limited inspections of dealers while allowing them to sell at gun shows.
Metric - Risk - Official Music Video [HD]
"Risk," the official music video from the Metric album "Art of Doubt," out now. Produced by Kristina Fleischer. Directed by Duane Fernandez. A Dark Artists P...
The Democratic establishment should chill out about Bernie Sanders
He has a long track record as a fairly banal, reasonably effective, and reasonably popular legislator.
Matthew Yglesias
My most popular (as measured by polls) unpopular opinion
Bernie 👏
Is 👏
Fine 👏
And neither an indispensable utopian hero nor a wrecker who must be stopped at all costs.
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I tried to craft a Bernie take that absolutely everyone on the internet would hate so here it is — in his secret identity as a 28-year veteran of Capitol Hill, he’s a very normal pragmatic legislator.
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Bernie Sanders … promoted consumption tax rather than capital tax, friend to police officers, got a park built.
vox.com/policy-and-pol… pic.twitter.com/4TDKdots19
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Poll: 76 percent say Mueller report's release did not change their views of Trump
Three-quarters of Americans said the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on his investigation into Russian election interference did not change their opinions of President Trump, according to a new Hill-HarrisX survey.&nbs
Game of Thrones is about to air the longest battle sequence in TV history. I’m already bored.
Actually, long battle scenes suck.
Democrats Consider: Is A White, Straight Man The Safe Bet Against Trump?
Six months after electing a diverse wave of women to Congress, "electability"-minded Democrats fear the country isn't ready for a woman, person of color or LGBTQ presidential candidate.
No, You Don’t Have to Stop Apologizing
A little reframing of how we think about saying sorry is all it takes.
What Would Black America Be Like Under President Pete? Ask South Bend
“I’m going to Dyngus Day,” said Kareemah Fowler, city clerk for South Bend, Ind., when I called her for an interview. “What’s a Dyngus?” I asked, desperately trying not to giggle like a 7th grader. Fowler explained that Dyngus Day is a big festival...
California housing bill targeting wealthy cities could rezone nearly all of Palo Alto
Palo Alto, which has some of the highest-income neighborhoods in California, could be almost entirely rezoned for apartment construction under Senate Bill 50, high-profile state housing legislation.
I Was Bernie’s Biggest Critic in 2016—I’ve Changed My Mind
Bernie Sanders can beat Donald Trump—and it would be an epic act of self-destruction for Democrats to try and hobble his campaign.
Matthew Yglesias
This is a good piece but wasn’t Bernie’s actual biggest 2016 critic that “school of authentic journalism” guy?
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Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2016
The P20 detailed tables are released every two years following national level elections.
Zoning, taxing, hoarding: Housing policies for the middle class
Over the past decade, housing costs in the United States have risen faster than incomes. While housing affordability has long been a problem for low-income families, middle-income families are incr…
What Berlin is Building is Not What It Needs to Build
Berlin has a deceptively simple S-Bahn network. There’s the Ringbahn circling city center. There’s the elevated east-west Stadtbahn, which has two tracks dedicated to S-Bahn service and…
The rise of incels: How a support group for the dateless became a violent internet subculture
What incels believe — and the dangers they pose.
Matthew Yglesias
Fascinating deep dive from @zackbeauchamp on how the Incel community became the alarming cesspool of misogyny and violence that it is today.
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