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A generation of economists helped get us into this mess. A new generation can get us out.

A protest on Wall Street in New York City, June 2011. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images The new economics, and how…

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What we learned from the Biden-Sanders-Warren debate fight over Medicare-for-all

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), former Vice President Joe Biden, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on stage during the Democratic presidential…

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The best case for and against a fracking ban

Hydraulic fracturing has made the US a leader in oil production and helped curb greenhouse gas emissions. 2020 Democratic presidential…

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These 4 ABC and Univision reporters will moderate the third Democratic debate in Texas

Jorge Ramos appears on ABC’s Good Morning America. | Getty Images They are Jorge Ramos, Linsey Davis, George Stephanopoulos, and…

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The reporters who broke the Weinstein story have 3 big questions about the #MeToo movement

New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor (left) and Megan Twohey. | Martin Schoeller Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey talk to…

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The Supreme Court has delivered a devastating blow to the US asylum system

Immigrant rights activists rally at the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2019. | Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images…

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Knives Out is a delightful Agatha Christie-style whodunnit made for 2019 America

Daniel Craig, Lakeith Stanfield, and Noah Segan in Knives Out. | Claire Folger Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis,…

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Facial recognition tech is a problem. Here’s how the Democratic candidates plan to tackle it.

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Bernie Sanders has taken a more radical stance than Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris,…

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4 immigration questions that have gone unanswered in the Democratic debates

Democratic candidates take the debate stage in Detroit on July 30, 2019. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images So far, at least.…

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Democrats formally launch an impeachment investigation — even though some say it’s already happening

Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) listens to comments during a House Judiciary Committee markup, on September 12, 2019 in Washington, DC.…

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