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Wednesday thread
New York City can do better than Andrew Cuomo
Zellnor Myrie is the pro-housing candidate the city needs
What if Grover Cleveland had served consecutive terms?
The surprisingly significant legacy of Benjamin Harrison's obscure presidency
Tuesday thread
The stock market won't save us
Sometimes reality bites back at Trump, but not always.
Monday thread
What the Department of Education actually does
America’s least understood and most efficient cabinet agency, explained
Sunday thread + Mailbag
Saturday thread
Friday thread
Mailbag: Remembering Kevin Drum
Plus rising anti-semitism and likely rising nuclear proliferation
Sixteen thoughts on an averted shutdown
A bitter pill that Schumer is correct to swallow
Thursday thread
Cities aren't back
Urban growth rebounded in 2024, but the pandemic intensified the shift to the suburbs.
Wednesday thread