We Are Americans
Who Cleared the Lane for Fe y Esperanza — and Who Will Pay When the Column Reaches the River
WASHINGTON — A column that named itself Fe y Esperanza left San Pedro Sula on September 20, crossed Guatemala in pieces, and presented itself at the Rodolfo Robles…
We Are Americans
They Called It Public Health. The Ledger Called It Volume.
WASHINGTON — A parent who says they poisoned my child is not required to whisper. The industry that answered every new label with a new dose does not…
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Working Families Buy the Desk the Statute Gives Away
FLORIDA — Plyler v. Doe (1982) is the lock on the K-12 door. The Supreme Court said a state that offers free public school to children who are…
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Fifty Cows Against the Ledger
GILMAN, WIS. — Tristan Swartz milks fifty cows the old way and works the week that does not end. That is the face on the post that should…
We Are Americans
Zero Seconds for the Foreign Check
WASHINGTON — Foreign money in an American election is supposed to be a siren. Last week the House dropped staff reports and internal ActBlue mail that make the…
Josiah Hale
The Word They Would Not Say Is Now the Platform
WASHINGTON — For half a century after the Cold War, “socialist” was a word a serious Democrat would not pin to his lapel if he wanted a majority.…
We Are Americans
The Lecture Was Paid For by the Market He Denounces
WASHINGTON — Bernard Sanders has spent a lifetime calling himself a socialist and calling capitalism a danger to the working class. The market paid him anyway. That is…
Josiah Hale
The Midterm Prize Is the Gavel And The Subpoena Mill
WASHINGTON — They are not hiding the menu. If Democrats take the House on November 3, the first course is not a grocery bill. It is a subpoena…
Josiah Hale
The Reverse Crusade: They Did Not Storm the Palace They Filled the Roll
WASHINGTON — Empires fall two ways. One is the army at the gate. The other is simpler: a people that still believes in one man, one vote, and…
We Are Americans
The COVID Conglomerate Still Has Its Hand on the Register
WASHINGTON — They did not need a smoke-filled room this month. They needed a calendar. Six weeks from a midterm, the price of a gallon, a steak, a…
