James Hassett is a freelance writer exploring the intersection of democracy, political economy, and the clean energy transition.
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The acclaimed filmmaker’s latest PBS series is long on muskets and bayonets, but the political history of the Revolution remains strangely understated.
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Subsidies for Scholarship Granting Organizations, the latest rage on the right, are being sold as a brilliant innovation to help underprivileged kids. Don’t fall for it.
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Israel isn’t going to disappear and calling for its liquidation spurs antisemitism. There’s a better way.
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The president wants to pick CNN’s owners and decide what CBS News airs. Tax-deductible donations to Washington Monthly keep independent media alive.
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The president has wide latitude to grant clemency, but Trump has broken all norms and sought even more authority to help his allies.
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All Republicans must be asked if they stand behind their master on this one.
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