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There’s too many lumpers out there
A meta-ironic call for more specificity and less generalization
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Matthew Yglesias
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Cuts to health care threaten an industry that’s already facing a mass exodus
As post-Covid pressures meet policy changes, health-care workers eye the exit.
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Halina Bennet
278
Could a shutdown finally end the filibuster?
An extremely conflicted take
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Matthew Yglesias
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Sunday Thread + Mailbag
Questions for Halina
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Halina Bennet
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Saturday discussion thread
Take it away!
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Halina Bennet
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Inflation has cooled, anger about the cost of living hasn’t
The rising prices of everyday items will likely cost both sides of the aisle.
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Halina Bennet
225
The half-drawn horse of abundance
Plus: Weezer, Harvard dorms, social mobility, and the first female president
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Matthew Yglesias
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Thursday discussion thread
Should there still be gatekeepers?
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Halina Bennet
228
Chuck Schumer needs to lead
Call the Baileys. Make a plan. Play on a bigger field.
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Matthew Yglesias
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