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Gen Zers Long for a Simpler Time They Never Knew

Gen Zers Long for a Simpler Time They Never Knew
yesterday 20

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Grace Segers

Trump Is Undermining U.S. Soft Power at a Delicate Time

Trump Is Undermining U.S. Soft Power at a Delicate Time
06.02.2025 2

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Grace Segers

Election Officials Are Bolstering Security Ahead of Tuesday

As Americans head to the polls this week, they will contend with two competing realities of modern electoral politics. Voting is more secure than...

05.11.2024 3

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Will Abortion Access Rights Sway Navajo Voters in Arizona?

About 30 years ago, doctors in an Indian Health Service clinic in Tuba City, Arizona, told Jamescita Peshlakai that her health would be at risk if...

30.10.2024 10

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Young Voters in These Two States Could Make or Break Harris’s Chances

Twelve days before the election, Letty Rios was spending her afternoon as she had many times before, and likely would several times again: trekking...

28.10.2024 3

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What “Mass Deportation” Would Mean for the Economy

Among former President Donald Trump’s campaign promises, one in particular stands out for his insistence on its importance and its potential impact:...

18.10.2024 10

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Can $1 Billion Buy an Election?

Presidential elections have grown steadily more expensive in recent decades, with candidates and their allies raising and spending exorbitant sums...

11.10.2024 2

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Democrats Are Finally Talking About Abortion

In her first, and perhaps only, debate with former President Donald Trump in September, Kamala Harris spoke about abortion in terms not typically...

10.10.2024 4

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Misinformation Could Be the Dangerous New Normal for Disaster Response

With Hurricane Milton set to make landfall in Florida this week—with likely devastating force—the intensity of the concern over the potential...

09.10.2024 3

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Democrats and Republicans Agree on Child Care! (Or Do They, Really?)

Unlike the contentious debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in September, the debate between their two...

05.10.2024 2

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Grace Segers

Congressional Dysfunction Has Helene Relief Efforts in Limbo

Days before southeastern states were ravaged by Hurricane Helene—with catastrophic flooding affecting inland areas previously thought to be...

01.10.2024 3

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Schools Face More Uncertainty as Pandemic-Era Funding Ends

One of the final vestiges of pandemic relief is set to end on Monday, with states scrambling to finalize their spending plans for Covid-era federal...

27.09.2024 2

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House Democrats Are Going All In on Tying Project 2025 to Trump

25.09.2024 10

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How Cutting Back the Child Tax Credit Led to Another Year of Poverty

While the economy was a key topic of discussion for the two presidential candidates when they met on the debate stage for the first time on...

13.09.2024 10

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Wisconsin Democrats Hope to Run the Table on Kamala’s Coattails

Jodi Habush Sinykin has experienced the recent shift in enthusiasm among Democratic voters firsthand. These days, when she’s out knocking on doors...

03.09.2024 4

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The Democrats Have A-List Star Power. The Republicans Have Hulk Hogan.

Rumors that Beyoncé would make an appearance were swirling inside the United Center by the third day of the Democratic National Convention. They...

29.08.2024 10

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Democrats Pulled Off Their Banging Party. Now For the Morning After.

A party convention is no fit place for the non-believers, or even the agnostic. While the delegates, on hand to cast the votes that seal the...

23.08.2024 4

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The Convention That Came Back From the Dead

If Maryland Governor Wes Moore was tired as he got to work on Tuesday morning, he didn’t show it. The Democratic National Convention had ended...

21.08.2024 2

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Why Trump Appeals to Young Men

Men, and particularly white men, have long been a key constituency for former President Donald Trump. His 2016 victory was owed in part to his...

19.08.2024 3

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New Harris, Trump Tax Proposals Heavy On Promises, Light On Details

Although former President Donald Trump is not exactly known for his detailed policy proposals, he has recently announced support for tax policies...

12.08.2024 10

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With Tim Walz, Kamala Harris May Give Families a Lifeline

When Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her first rally speech after announcing her campaign for president last month, she outlined some of her...

08.08.2024 10

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How Gender Redefined the 2024 Election

The presidential race’s gender dynamics have dramatically transformed in recent weeks—not only because a woman will almost certainly lead the...

01.08.2024 3

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What Coconut Memes Say About Kamala Harris’s Appeal to Young Voters

To someone who has not spent a significant amount of time on social media, Colorado Governor Jared Polis’s tweet on Sunday implicitly endorsing...

23.07.2024 6

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J.D. Vance Is the Ultimate MAGA Republican and Future of the Party

When former President Donald Trump named Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his vice presidential nominee on Monday, it was a projection of confidence....

16.07.2024 2

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