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Benjamin Hart

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Christine Quinn Says Hochul Keeps Being Underestimated

Christine Quinn Says Hochul Keeps Being Underestimated
24.02.2025 9

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Benjamin Hart

Christine Quinn Says Hochul Keeps Being Underestimated

Christine Quinn Says Hochul Keeps Being Underestimated
24.02.2025 4

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Ron Wyden Isn’t Shy About Calling It a Coup

Ron Wyden Isn’t Shy About Calling It a Coup
11.02.2025 10

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Ron Wyden Isn’t Shy About Calling it a Coup

Ron Wyden Isn’t Shy About Calling it a Coup
11.02.2025 20

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Brian Schatz on How Democrats Can ‘Start Kicking Ass Again’

06.02.2025 2

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Brian Schatz on How Democrats Can ‘Start Kicking Ass Again’

06.02.2025 3

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‘We’ve Got an Enormous Crisis on Our Hands’

03.02.2025 7

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‘We’ve Got an Enormous Crisis on Our Hands’

03.02.2025 10

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Why the Gaza Ceasefire Probably Won’t Last

21.01.2025 10

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Why the Gaza Ceasefire Probably Won’t Last

21.01.2025 10

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What Were Obama and Trump Chatting About at Jimmy Carter’s Funeral?

09.01.2025 10

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Why Trump’s Mass-Deportation Plans Depend on Mexico

Donald Trump has repeatedly promised that come January 20, he will institute the biggest mass deportation in American history. He has appointed...

06.01.2025 2

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They Shocked Assad and the World. What Will They Do Next?

For years, Syria’s long-running civil war was frozen in place. The country’s dictator, Bashar al-Assad, had used brutal means, including chemical...

16.12.2024 20

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They Shocked Assad and the World. What Will They Do Next?

For years, Syria’s long-running civil war was frozen in place. The country’s dictator, Bashar al-Assad, had used brutal means, including chemical...

16.12.2024 10

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Luigi Mangione Has a Fan Club at Pennsylvania Prison

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has garnered a surprising level of sympathy across the country,...

12.12.2024 5

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Why Trump Can Probably Get Away With a Mass Government Purge

Donald Trump’s grand plan to mass fire federal workers disloyal to the president by reclassifying them as at-will employees (also known as Schedule...

09.12.2024 10

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Why Trump Can Probably Get Away With a Mass Government Purge

Donald Trump’s grand plan to mass fire federal workers disloyal to the president by reclassifying them as at-will employees (also known as Schedule...

09.12.2024 40

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Jimmy Wales on Why Wikipedia Is Still So Good

As internet discourse has grown partisan, more aggro, and more all-consuming, Wikipedia still manages to reflect the utopian dreams of the 1990s...

02.12.2024 4

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Jimmy Wales on Why Wikipedia Is Still So Good

As internet discourse has grown partisan, more aggro, and more all-consuming, Wikipedia still manages to reflect the utopian dreams of the 1990s...

02.12.2024 7

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America’s Alarming Bird-Flu Strategy: Hope for the Best

H5N1, a subtype of avian flu, has been a major issue for American farmers since 2020. But it’s increasingly becoming a problem for people, too....

25.11.2024 5

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America’s Alarming Bird-Flu Strategy: Hope for the Best

H5N1, a subtype of avian flu, has been a major issue for American farmers since 2020. But it’s increasingly becoming a problem for people, too....

25.11.2024 4

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The Latinos Who Found Their Inner MAGA

With still-preliminary data, it’s difficult to quantify the Latino shift toward Donald Trump and Republicans this election cycle. But there’s no...

15.11.2024 10

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The Latinos Who Found Their Inner MAGA

With still-preliminary data, it’s difficult to quantify the Latino shift toward Donald Trump and Republicans this election cycle. But there’s no...

15.11.2024 10

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Why Kamala Harris’s Campaign Was Doomed From the Start

Donald Trump won a resounding victory over Kamala Harris on Tuesday, and unlike in 2016, this one wasn’t a shock. What was stunning was the depth...

09.11.2024 3

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Why Kamala Harris’s Campaign Was Doomed From the Start

Donald Trump won a resounding victory over Kamala Harris on Tuesday, and unlike in 2016, this one wasn’t a shock. What was stunning was the depth...

09.11.2024 10

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What’s Keeping a Prominent Election Analyst Up at Night

With the hours ticking down to Election Day, nervous political obsessives are watching every single poll, attempting to glean some new information...

01.11.2024 2

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What’s Keeping a Prominent Election Analyst Up at Night

With the hours ticking down to Election Day, nervous political obsessives are watching every single poll, attempting to glean some new information...

01.11.2024 5

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Why Arizona Is Looking Trumpier in 2024

Arizona was one of the closest states in the country in 2020, with Joe Biden’s tiny margin of victory tipping the state to Democrats for the first...

31.10.2024 2

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Why Arizona Is Looking Trumpier in 2024

Arizona was one of the closest states in the country in 2020, with Joe Biden’s tiny margin of victory tipping the state to Democrats for the first...

31.10.2024 2

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Can Kamala Harris Pull Off Another Upset in Georgia?

Four years ago, Georgia found itself at the center of the political universe after Joe Biden narrowly edged Donald Trump in the once deep-red...

28.10.2024 3

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Can Kamala Harris Pull Off Another Upset in Georgia?

Four years ago, Georgia found itself at the center of the political universe after Joe Biden narrowly edged Donald Trump in the once deep-red...

28.10.2024 3

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Why There Are ‘More Warning Signs’ for Harris Than for Trump

With two weeks to go before Election Day, voters and commentators are alternately freaking out and projecting confidence about their preferred...

22.10.2024 2

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Why There Are ‘More Warning Signs’ for Harris Than for Trump

With two weeks to go before Election Day, voters and commentators are alternately freaking out and projecting confidence about their preferred...

22.10.2024 4

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Will Trump’s Detroit Demonization Cost Him Michigan?

If Kamala Harris loses Michigan in two weeks, she can probably say good-bye to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and the rest of the Electoral College....

21.10.2024 2

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Will Trump’s Detroit Demonization Cost Him Michigan?

If Kamala Harris loses Michigan in two weeks, she can probably say good-bye to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and the rest of the Electoral College....

21.10.2024 1

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Nevada’s Election Oracle Says His Crystal Ball Is Broken

There are other election prognosticators, and then there’s Jon Ralston. The venerable commentator and editor in chief of the Nevada Independent is...

15.10.2024 2

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Nevada’s Election Oracle Says His Crystal Ball Is Broken

There are other election prognosticators, and then there’s Jon Ralston. The venerable commentator and editor in chief of the Nevada Independent is...

15.10.2024 2

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Why Russia Is in More Trouble Than It Looks

It has not been a good few months for Ukraine. Russia is slowly but steadily gaining ground in the country’s Donetsk region, where its forces...

08.10.2024 3

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Why Russia Is in More Trouble Than It Looks

It has not been a good few months for Ukraine. Russia is slowly but steadily gaining ground in the country’s Donetsk region, where its forces...

08.10.2024 3

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How Israelis Are Feeling One Year After October 7

One year after the bloodiest day in its history, Israel is at war on multiple fronts. The country’s military has diminished Hamas in Gaza, but in...

07.10.2024 10

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How Israelis Are Feeling One Year After October 7

One year after the bloodiest day in its history, Israel is at war on multiple fronts. The country’s military has diminished Hamas in Gaza, but in...

07.10.2024 20

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Why Israelis Support More War

One year after the bloodiest day in its history, Israel is at war on multiple fronts. The country’s military has diminished Hamas in Gaza, but in...

07.10.2024 10

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Benjamin Hart

Why Israelis Support More War

One year after the bloodiest day in its history, Israel is at war on multiple fronts. The country’s military has diminished Hamas in Gaza, but in...

07.10.2024 10

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Why Kamala Harris May Have a (Slight) Edge in Wisconsin

For more than a decade, Wisconsin has been at the white-hot center of American politics. After a long stretch of Republican dominance there —...

30.09.2024 2

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Why Kamala Harris May Have a (Slight) Edge in Wisconsin

For more than a decade, Wisconsin has been at the white-hot center of American politics. After a long stretch of Republican dominance there —...

30.09.2024 10

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Can Democrats Finally Win a State That Torments Them?

When Barack Obama squeaked by John McCain in North Carolina in 2008, it was the first time a Democratic presidential candidate had won there in...

23.09.2024 3

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Can Democrats Finally Win a State That Torments Them?

When Barack Obama squeaked by John McCain in North Carolina in 2008, it was the first time a Democratic presidential candidate had won there in...

23.09.2024 3

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Making Sense of Pennsylvania’s Stubbornly Deadlocked Polls

Pennsylvania has been one of the keys to the Electoral College for decades, but this year it has reached Ultimate Swing State status. Nate Silver...

16.09.2024 3

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Making Sense of Pennsylvania’s Stubbornly Deadlocked Polls

Pennsylvania has been one of the keys to the Electoral College for decades, but this year it has reached Ultimate Swing State status. Nate Silver...

16.09.2024 9

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James Carville on How Kamala Beats Trump

James Carville is one of the few instantly recognizable political strategists. Carville, who turns 80 in October, has spent decades running...

09.09.2024 2

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