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Democrats Need More Combative Centrists

Democrats Need More Combative Centrists
23.03.2025 40

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

The Republican Plan to Cut Medicaid Is Hiding in Plain Sight

02.03.2025 3

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

Democrats Need to Channel Their Inner DOGE

17.02.2025 6

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

Don’t Mistake Trump’s Proclamations for Accomplishments

09.02.2025 20

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

The Federal Workforce Needs Reform, But Trump Can’t Do It

02.02.2025 3

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

Republicans Want the Poor to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts

There are a lot of known unknowns about exactly how Republicans will approach the major tax and spending issues facing the new Congress. But one thing...

20.01.2025 10

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

Trump and Republicans Are Avoiding the Hard Questions

One bill or two? That’s the question currently obsessing Washington as President-elect Donald Trump fails to decisively resolve a tactical...

13.01.2025 20

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

For Democrats, Less News Is Bad News

Ben Wikler, the chair of Wisconsin’s Democratic Party and a leading contender to run the country’s, has won some acclaim from liberals for making...

07.01.2025 8

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

Trump Is Right: Abolish the Debt Ceiling

Amid Donald Trump’s chaotic, last-minute intervention into congressional negotiations about government funding, he has stumbled upon a good idea:...

21.12.2024 10

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

Too Many Democrats Still Don’t Get the Working Class

Defeated Democrats are looking for new ways forward, and one of their most articulate leaders is Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut. They should be...

16.12.2024 5

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

Biden Values Public Unions Above Public Service

On his way out the door and just before the holidays, President Joe Biden has presented some 42,000 federal workers with a generous gift: a...

09.12.2024 10

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

If Trump Dismantles the Education Department, He’ll Regret It

After winning the presidency by focusing on immigration, inflation and a vague notion that life was better in 2019, Donald Trump is widely expected...

17.11.2024 4

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

Why Isn’t Trump Running Away With This?

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Matthew Yglesias Mr. Yglesias writes extensively about politics, economics and more at Slow Boring. “Why...

05.11.2024 40

The New York Times

Matthew Yglesias

Industrial Policy for Workers Makes No Sense

The labor strife at Boeing, which despite its struggles remains America’s No. 1 exporter, is a reminder of a fundamental tension inherent in...

27.10.2024 2

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

Joe Biden’s Misguided Support of Dockworkers

When he calls himself “the most pro-union president in American history,” Joe Biden isn’t kidding. He means it as a boast, but there is a cost...

06.10.2024 6

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

Biden’s Greatest Legacy May Not Be Felt for Decades

Like most presidents, Joe Biden is using the final few months of his tenure to brag about his accomplishments. In fairness, he has stuff to be...

29.09.2024 4

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

Harris’ Most Important Plan Is Unknowable

Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has been dogged by demands for more specific details about what kinds of new policies she would pursue. But...

22.09.2024 3

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

Not Even Musk Could Discipline Trump’s Spending

Donald Trump favors enormous tax cuts while also swearing to protect Social Security and Medicare benefits and promising steep cuts in immigration,...

09.09.2024 20

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

Even a Harris Transition Would Be Challenging

If she wins, Kamala Harris will face one of the rarest tasks in American politics: the same-party presidential transition. Although it wouldn’t be...

01.09.2024 1

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

The Breakout Star of the Democratic Convention Was … YIMBY

Barack Obama’s speech at last week’s Democratic National Convention marks what is almost certainly the high-water mark for the political...

26.08.2024 6

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

Harris Can Sell Bidenomics Better Than Biden Did

After weeks of anticipation, America finally has the outlines of the Kamala Harris economic policy agenda, and it is … basically the Joe Biden...

19.08.2024 6

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

Harris and Walz Are Very Online, But the Median Voter Isn’t

​​Four years ago, it was inconceivable that a politician could meme his way onto the presidential ticket. Yet that’s what Governor Tim Walz of...

12.08.2024 4

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

How Harris Can Reset Democrats’ Relations With Business

President Joe Biden has been objectively good for business, especially relative to the risk of the chaos that would follow Donald Trump’s return to...

04.08.2024 10

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias

Buttigieg Is Harris’ Best Choice for Vice President

It’s hard to deny the appeal of a swing-state governor as a running mate for Kamala Harris. But as the vice president vets her candidates, there is...

29.07.2024 40

Bloomberg

Matthew Yglesias