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Eric Levitz is a features writer for Intelligencer. He covers politics and economics.

  1. student loans
    Why the Supreme Court Might Uphold Student-Debt ReliefAlso, why it may not.
  2. the economy
    The 4-Day Week Is for White-collar WorkersFor America’s wage laborers, a 32-hour workweek is less of a beautiful dream than an oppressive reality.
  3. the economy
    The U.S. Is Choosing Child Labor Over More ImmigrationWhy young migrant workers are illegally filling a void in the job market.
  4. early and often
    The GOP’s Addiction to Culture War May Cost It in 2024The habitual Fox News viewer is worried about “wokeness.” The median voter? Not so much.
  5. teens
    No, Teen Suicide Isn’t Rising Because Life Got Objectively WorseBy some measures, adolescents have never had it better.
  6. early and often
    Liberals Shouldn’t Fear Ron DeSantisThe Florida governor may be popular for now. But his support for slashing Social Security and banning abortion will catch up with him eventually.
  7. early and often
    The GOP’s Heckles Were a Gift to Biden’s Reelection CampaignRepublicans aired a primetime advertisement for their own extremity.
  8. artificial intelligence
    Fear Not, Conservatives, the Chatbot Won’t Turn Your Kid WokeThe American right’s problem isn’t that a talking robot is propagating liberal ideology.
  9. foreign interests
    Trump Is Too Tough on Balloons to Be AntiwarThe ex-president is simultaneously slamming Biden for insufficient toughness on China and casting himself as a peace candidate.
  10. the economy
    America’s Labor Shortages Are Good, ActuallyThe upside of longer lines and faltering customer service.
  11. the economy
    The Fed Can Stop Choking the Economy NowThe statistical and moral case for easing up on the interest-rate hikes.
  12. early and often
    The GOP Can’t Remember Why It Took the Debt Ceiling HostageRepublicans are fighting Biden for the sake of fighting.
  13. the big picture
    The End of ‘Zombie Neoliberalism’?There is burgeoning, bipartisan support for big government.
  14. early and often
    The Data-Driven Strategy Behind Democrats’ State-Level Success in 2022The president’s party almost always loses state-level power in midterm elections. Here’s how Democrats bucked that trend last year.
  15. foreign interests
    China’s Economic Model Is in Crisis (and Xi Knows It)COVID exacerbated the imbalances in China’s economy. But the Chinese Communist Party hasn’t found the political will to correct them.
  16. foreign interests
    The E.U. Should Stop Whining About the U.S. Stealing Its JobsThe age of green industrial policy has begun.
  17. early and often
    The GOP Is More Dependent Than Ever on Democratic DysfunctionAs the Republican base has grown more blue-collar, the party’s agenda has remained plutocratic.
  18. the economy
    Why There (Probably) Won’t Be a Recession This YearA conversation with macroeconomic analyst Jon Turek.
  19. early and often
    Conservatives Clarify That They’re Pro-Boss, Not Pro-MarketThe right’s revealing opposition to ending noncompete agreements.
  20. house arrest
    This Is Not What Democracy Looks LikeContrary to the claims of conservative pundits, the GOP’s mutiny against McCarthy is not a sign of the party’s democratic vitality.
  21. house arrest
    The GOP Is More Ungovernable Than Ever BeforeEven with Fox News, Donald Trump, and the GOP Establishment united behind Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans still won’t toe the party line.
  22. early and often
    No, Congress Doesn’t Need More ‘Independents’ Like SinemaThe senator’s superficial rebranding does not make Congress more representative of the country.
  23. the system
    When Supply, Not Demand, Is the ProblemThe economy is changing. Liberalism must change with it.
  24. the world in 2023
    Remote Work Is Poised to Devastate America’s CitiesTo survive the work-from-home revolution, cities must let developers convert office buildings into deeply weird apartments.
  25. bird brain
    The Unhinged Debate Over Twitter and ‘Free Speech’Whatever one makes of Twitter’s policies, a wider array of people and perspectives influence elite discourse today than ever before.
  26. the economy
    How Bad Is the Economy Going to Get?The case for (and against) expecting a bad recession in 2023.
  27. bird brain
    Elon Musk’s Politics Are About As Complicated As Trump’sBoth Musk and Trump sought subsidies from the Democrats, and then adoration from consumers of conservative media.
  28. the media
    The ‘Twitter Files’ Is What It Claims to ExposeThe purported exposé of Twitter’s political bias is itself an attempt to weaponize control of Twitter for political purposes.
  29. early and often
    Climate Hawks Should Have Given Joe Manchin His PipelineProgressives must prioritize expediting the build-out of clean energy over obstructing fossil-fuel development.
  30. conservatism
    Why the GOP Will Lose Its War on ‘Woke Wall Street’Republicans can’t accept that they dislike modern capitalism, so they’re blaming “ESG” instead.
  31. all the live long day
    Why America’s Railroads Refuse to Give Their Workers Paid LeaveWall Street’s new robber barons can’t make the trains run on time.
  32. early and often
    The NYC Media Might Have Cost Democrats the HouseAfter New York outlets hyped rising crime, counties in the NYC media market voted more Republican than their immediate neighbors.
  33. early and often
    Joe Biden Is Realizing Trump’s ‘America First’ VisionThe president is alienating allies and waging economic war on China to ensure America’s industrial supremacy.
  34. early and often
    One Worrying Sign for Democrats in the Midterm ResultsThe gubernatorial elections in Georgia and Ohio suggest that a right-wing Republican could win moderate voters in 2024 merely by not being Trump.
  35. foreign interests
    Should Ukraine Give Peace Talks a Chance?Six questions that advocates of imminent diplomacy — or indefinite war — must answer.
  36. the money game
    Is Effective Altruism to Blame for Sam Bankman-Fried?SBF’s crypto schemes were allegedly inspired by his desire to “do the most good” for humanity.
  37. foreign interests
    Biden’s New Cold War Against China Could BackfireThe U.S. is now officially committed to thwarting China’s development goals. That comes with big risks.
  38. early and often
    Mark Kelly’s (Likely) Win Is an Indictment of Sinema’s PoliticsTurns out, you don’t need to sabotage your president’s agenda to win swing voters in close states.
  39. the midterms
    David Shor’s (Premature) Autopsy of the 2022 Midterm ElectionsDemocrats won the midterm by persuading independents, not mobilizing their base, according to the Democratic data guru.
  40. early and often
    The 7 Big Lessons of the 2022 Midterm ElectionsDemocrats pulled off the strongest performance by an in-power party in two decades.
  41. the midterms
    For Democrats This Midterm, Winning Isn’t EverythingThe long-term survival of social safety-net programs and blue-state abortion rights may depend on Democrats losing by a little instead of a lot.
  42. ukraine war
    Progressives’ Ukraine Letter Was Right (and Pointless)Their position on the Russian war was common sense disguised as contrarianism.
  43. early and often
    The Media Did Not Trick Voters Into Disliking InflationIt is possible for a voter to worry more about rising prices than creeping authoritarianism without ever watching CNN.
  44. the system
    Return of the Hostage TakersJoe Biden’s last chance to stop the GOP’s economic sabotage.
  45. the big picture
    How the Diploma Divide Is Remaking American PoliticsCollege graduates and blue-collar workers have distinct cultural values. Myriad changes in American society are increasing the importance of that gap.
  46. climate change
    Throwing Soup at Paintings Won’t Save the ClimateTheatrical stunts can’t keep fossil fuels in the ground. Only cheap green energy can.
  47. episodes
    Kanye West Can Be Bipolar and Accountable for His AntisemitismThe case for holding someone accountable for harmful actions does not rest on whether they had full agency over their behavior.
  48. the money game
    The Fed Might Just Break the Global EconomyA conversation with Adam Tooze.
  49. kids these days
    The Whiny Grade-Grubbing NYU Students Have a PointIt is too hard to become a doctor in the United States.
  50. q&a
    Why Effective Altruists Fear the AI ApocalypseA conversation with the philosopher William MacAskill.
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