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Union Density Is the Cause of and Solution to Our Problems
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Union density. Union density. Union density!
What is the reason for our problems? Union density. What is the answer to our problems? Union density. What explains our plagues? Union density. W...
Don't Take Advice From Your Enemies
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Politics is hard. Assembling coalitions, building strategies, overcoming ruthless opposition—it’s a lot. For the Democrats, the political moment is defined by a rising faction on the left, cor...
We Already Have Everything We Need to Regulate AI
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Everyone—you, me, politicians, Wall Street, tech people, philosophers—is a little bit scared and dazzled by AI. This is natural. Nobody quite knows if it will kill humanity or cure cancer, destroy all jobs or create infinite...
You Can't Solve Half a Problem
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Political moderates are those who believe that wisdom begins with the rejection of perfection. It would be nice if the world were the way that we wish it would be, but it’s not going to be that way any time soon, and insisti...
Bad Fascist Party
June 24, 2026. (Photo: Getty)
This story first appeared in In These Times magazine.
“Are you all ready for the most epic party in all of American history?” asked Monica Crowley, the U.S. government’s protocol chief, from a podium...
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