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You Can’t Fix the Economy by Hurting People
We can have a strong job market and lower inflation — and we don’t need more painful interest rate hikes to do it.
Bull in a China Shop
The Chinese premier’s brutish approach has made a mess of the country’s delicate internal conflicts.
Fore! Pro Golfers Are Selling Out to a Murderous Regime
The Saudis are buying the marquee names of a few golfers for a sports spectacle, hoping to distract attention from their depravity.
Kansas Proved That Abortion Rights Can Win in Red States
Conservatives value their constitutional rights — and young progressives are highly motivated by abortion. Are Democrats listening?
Biden’s Inflation Bill Is (Mostly) Good News for People and the Planet
But it needs to be a first step, not the last.
All Guns, No Butter
Seems like the checkbook always comes out quicker for war.
The Great Migration Failed to Bridge the Racial Wealth Divide. What’s Next?
Real and lasting economic opportunities for Black families will come only through a serious national reckoning on race.
Anti-Abortion Extremism Is Scaring Voters. It Should.
As conservative Kansas just showed, most voters simply don’t want politicians making personal medical decisions for them.
Remembering Bill Collins
The OtherWords founder was a small-city mayor who traveled the world, an Army veteran who hated war, and above all a devoted citizen.
Merrick Garland Hears No Evil
Has the attorney general tuned into the January 6 hearings?