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Policy

  1. early and often
    Conservatives Clarify That They’re Pro-Boss, Not Pro-MarketThe right’s revealing opposition to ending noncompete agreements.
    By Eric Levitz
  2. conservatism
    5 Flaws in the Conservative Case Against Biden’s Child AllowanceThe American Enterprise Institute warns that if we rescue millions of kids from poverty, single moms will work one less hour a week.
    By Eric Levitz
  3. health care
    COVID Is Killing State-Level Efforts to Make Health Care a RightBy blowing holes in budgets — and making heroes out of hospitals — the pandemic set back coverage expansions in states throughout the country.
    By Eric Levitz
  4. coronavirus
    Learning to Live in the Valley of UncertaintyFor many critical coronavirus questions, like when schools should reopen, we simply do not have clear answers.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  5. coronavirus
    Who Should Get a Coronavirus Bailout and How?Congress needs to go big or the economy’s going to hell.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. agriculture
    America Loves the Idea of Family Farms. That’s Unfortunate.Every four years, presidential candidates fall over themselves to praise family farming — propping up a hard, unsustainable agricultural practice.
    By Sarah Taber
  7. vision 2020
    From Breezy Beto to Wonky Warren: How Candidates Use PolicyPolicies can be an ideological marker, a signature, or even an identity.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. policy
    Emails Shed Light on Amazon’s Cozy Relationship With the U.S. GovernmentAn Amazon executive advised the federal government on a lucrative online marketplace before the passage of a law that created it.
    By Brian Feldman
  9. climate change
    Voters Are Ready for a Green New Deal. Are Democrats?America currently lacks the political will for radical action on climate change — but the American people don’t.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. economics
    How a Federal Job Guarantee Could Lower Crime & Help the Formerly IncarceratedCalifornia wildfires and the prison strike show us that the incarcerated are valuable workers. We should help them be productive when they leave, too.
    By Vanessa A. Bee
  11. Maybe Republicans Just Don’t Do PolicyFor all their differences, the Bush and Trump White Houses share an indifference toward policy development as opposed to politics and ideology.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. D.C.’s Liberal Civil Servants Are Horrified at the Prospect of Life Under TrumpThey are wrestling with the question of whether to quit as an act of conscience, or stay and fight for their values.
    By Marin Cogan
  13. policy
    Wall Street’s (Confused) Position on Trump’s PresidencySpeculation in a vacuum of information.
    By Jessica Pressler
  14. Is Hillary’s Wonkiness Wasted on a Polarized America?She hasn’t gotten much love for her policy chops in either the primaries or the general.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. Trump’s Parasitic Policy StrategyHe begs, borrows, and steals proposals where he can find them. What happens if he wins?
    By Ed Kilgore