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    How One Democrat Saved the Senate

    Gary Peters, the chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, developed a three-pronged strategy for the 2022 midterms, focusing on retaining vulnerable seats, influencing popular Republicans to forgo Senate runs, and propping up weak Republican candidates, which led to the expansion of the Democratic Senate majority.

  • The New Republican Crusade

    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has made targeting “wokeness” a cornerstone of his political platform, using it as an all-encompassing enemy to promote his regressive social policies and gain political support, leaving Democrats struggling to respond effectively and prompting speculation about his potential run for the presidency.

  • Let Them Eat Cake

    The proposed legislation to reform pensions in France by raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 has ignited protests across the country, highlighting the French opposition to capitalist work culture and the sacrosanct nature of labor laws.

  • Brace for Impact: the ATF Defies Precedent

    The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) has issued a new ruling classifying pistol braces as a circumvention of firearm laws, which will make many firearms illegal in the US, but this is being contested by gun owners and challenged in court due to contradictions with previous legal guidance and judicial precedent.

  • Envisioning the End of Affirmative Action

    The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has expressed skepticism towards affirmative action in a pending case, potentially overturning the long-standing precedent and leaving uncertainty for race-conscious admissions programs, despite arguments that these programs help to ensure a diverse student body and address systemic inequities.

  • Labor Unbound by Geography

    Bradstreet reflects on the impact of online job boards on the labor market, highlighting the benefits and costs of globalizing the labor market through online job sites and remote work, and the potential impact on society’s social fabric.

  • De-Platforming Works

    With Ye’s banning from Instagram and Twitter, the polarizing debate around “de-platforming” — the banning of users from social media platforms — has been revitalized. The artist formerly known as Kanye West was suspended from Instagram after captioning photos of comedian Trevor Noah with racial slurs. He then moved to Twitter, where he was banned…