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Elon Musk purses his lips and makes a dumb face while crossing his arms in the Oval Office

Kat Abughazaleh

Why Is Elon Musk Tweeting About Me at 3 A.M.?

What the world’s richest man doesn’t get about universal health care

Maryland Governor Wes Moore speaks to attendees at the South Carolina Democratic Party's Blue Palmetto Dinner.

J. Dylan Sandifer

American Politics Only Pretends to Work

The most underappreciated obstacle to political change is the dreary doom loop of institutional process that only bolsters a broken status quo.

Cameron Hilaker

I’ve Been RIF’d at USAID, but I Still Swear an Oath—to Democracy

People participate in a protest against the Trump administration’s mass firing of government workers and civil servants in front of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. on Presidents’ Day, Feb. 17, 2025.

Cameron Hilaker

I’ve Been RIF’d at USAID, but I Still Swear an Oath—to Democracy

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