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Building a culture of abundance
Plus a lot of words about Graham Platner and Zohran Mamdani
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Thursday discussion post
Of basketball and ballrooms
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Halina Bennet
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The forgotten politics of “big tobacco”
It’s worth learning lessons from the wins of the past.
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Moore fights outmigration with housing
Plus, which helps people more: houses or hospitals?
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Halina Bennet
344
Democrats can’t just “go back” to Obama’s immigration approach
It worked pretty well, but the situation has changed.
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Matthew Yglesias
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Tuesday discussion post
Did we learn nothing from Signalgate? And other stories this week
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Halina Bennet
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The Nobel Prize-winning case for a little bit of monopoly
Competition, like most things, has its limits.
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Why they marched
Will the No Kings movement be stalled by its vibes?
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Halina Bennet
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More streaming video is bad
If you’re streaming video, you’re not doing homework, reading, socializing, or sleeping.
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Matthew Yglesias
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