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Saturday discussion thread
Are you attending No Kings today?
13 hrs ago • 
Halina Bennet
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Weekend round-up
A few suggestions for your weekend
Oct 17 • 
Kate Crawford
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Fictional politics as a vocation
Plus Mamdani vs the establishment and the Free Press’s hustle
Oct 17 • 
Matthew Yglesias
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Thursday discussion post
A switch-up for Oklahoma’s public schools
Oct 16 • 
Halina Bennet
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The AI boom is propping up the whole economy
It’s a fragile basis for growth, whether or not it’s a “bubble.”
Oct 16 • 
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Tales of construction and corruption
Some cities work to build more housing while others clean up after local scandals.
Oct 15 • 
Halina Bennet
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What went wrong with Biden and immigration
Splashy announcements and policy paralysis
Oct 15 • 
Matthew Yglesias
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Tuesday discussion thread
“If we ever had a leak of this chat we would be cooked fr fr.” Are they?
Oct 14 • 
Halina Bennet
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Democrats need to debate ideas, not people
Endless establishment retreads are not the same as the center of public opinion.
Oct 14 • 
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Day off discussion thread
We have the day off, so please enjoy this photo I took in upstate New York early this spring and thread your thoughts below.
Oct 13 • 
Halina Bennet
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Postcards from the wrong side of history
Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day (or Columbus Day, depending on where you're reading). This post about the triumph of poptimism originally ran this summer…
Oct 13 • 
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Sunday Thread + Mailbag
Ask your questions below.
Oct 12 • 
Halina Bennet
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