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The Gray Area with Sean Illing cover image

Why we can’t just blame capitalism for everything

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

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The American Left's Lesson in the American Rescue Plan

The American Rescue Plan was a good and just thing to do to help people who were suffering in that moment, but there didn't seem to be much political payoff for that. It's possible that it helped Trump come closer than he otherwise would have. Democrats did not do as badly in the 2022 midterms as they did in the 2010 midterms when there was no inflation, but there was high unemployment.

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