by Pamela Garrison As Congress advances a COVID-19 relief package that calls for a $15 national minimum wage by 2025, I am aware that some people think […]
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Sen. Joe Manchin drives Dems crazy
by Doyle McManus Sen. Joe Manchin, the self-styled conservative Democrat from West Virginia, is driving progressives crazy — and he doesn’t seem to mind. Manchin says President […]
Biden got it wrong about America’s ‘college problem’
by Will Bunch A generation ago, when Bill Clinton wanted to prove to Middle America that he wasn’t a cartoon leftist, he publicly bashed a previously obscure […]
With friends like these, who needs enemies?
by Dahleen Glanton Somebody in Heidi Cruz’s close circle of friends is a snitch. And, according to her husband, Sen. Ted Cruz, she’s “pretty pissed” about it. […]
Arctic wildlife refuge has value beyond $25 an acre in oil leases
by Deborah L. Williams The pure, utter wildness of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will overwhelm you. When I was there one June, I watched thousands of […]
SCOTUS puts Trump tax returns in play
by Timothy L. O’Brien Donald Trump and his lawyers have routinely argued that the former president would be subjected to “irreparable harm” if his tax returns landed […]
$1.9T a bet on modern economic theory
by Virginia Heffernan President Joe Biden’s plan to flood Americans with nearly $2 trillion in coronavirus aid could come to a House vote early this week. Odds […]
New Space Age hampered by old tech
by Andrew Holland and Stephane Lintner The world is entering an exciting new Space Age. Where once the superpowers competed in a space race to the moon, […]
Hedge funds and journalism don’t mix
by Brooke Sutherland So this is how it ends. Tribune Publishing Co., the storied newspaper owner, agreed to sell itself to Alden Global Capital LLC, a hedge […]
Iran’s proxies pounce as President Biden tries to negotiate
by Eli Lake Since President Joe Biden took office, Iran’s regional proxies have been busy. This month alone, Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed credit for a drone […]
