The Republicans’ $3 Trillion Vanishing Act

The Republicans’ $3 Trillion Vanishing Act

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Europe Is Burning

This summer, wildfires have been raging across Europe. France and Spain have been hit particularly badly, with hundreds of thousands of acres incinerated and entire communities devastated. Chico Harlan, the global climate correspondent for The New York Times, and Mark Landler, th ...  Show more

Israel, AIPAC and Difficult Questions for Democrats

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel lobbying group known as AIPAC, has spent a record amount of money in this year’s midterm elections to either oust or support candidates based on their support of Israel. Jonathan Mahler, a writer for The New York Times Ma ...  Show more

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