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Jason Linkins

Jason Linkins is a deputy editor at The New Republic. Previously, he served as a senior editor at ThinkProgress, and as a long-time staff writer at The Huffington Post. His work has appeared at The Baffler, The Awl, Maclean’s, and DCist. He is the co-author of Schoolhouse Wreck: The Betsy DeVos Story for Strong Arm Press.

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September 3, 2023
Jason Linkins
The Real Crime Isn’t Shoplifting—It’s Wage Theft
Why has the media gone all in on small time scofflaws when organized financial crime is robbing people straight from their paychecks?
August 26, 2023
Jason Linkins
The CEOs Who Are Robbing You Blind
Corporate executives are using taxpayer dollars and the proceeds of worker labor to keep the pay gap grotesquely wide.
August 19, 2023
Jason Linkins
Look Who’s Defying the Supreme Court Now
Republicans haven’t lost too often at the high court of late—but when they do, they’re sore losers indeed.
August 12, 2023
Jason Linkins
This Week’s Republican Faceplant Has a 2024 Lesson for Democrats
The failure of Ohio’s Issue One shows that abortion—and democracy—are still potent issues for voters.
August 5, 2023
Jason Linkins
The 2024 Election Cycle Has Entered Its Summer of Discontent
It seems like the primaries are over before they even began—and people are feeling unsatisfied.
May 27, 2023
Jason Linkins
Will the Debt Ceiling Deal Mortgage the Democrats’ Future in Washington?
Lawmakers might once again forestall a debt default, but not without teaching the GOP that they can get away with holding the economy hostage.
May 20, 2023
Jason Linkins
The Beltway Media Is Spreading Debt Limit Misinformation
The political press bears a share of the blame for the fact we are once again on the precipice of default.
May 13, 2023
Jason Linkins
Why Is Biden Scared of the Most Logical Solution to Debt Ceiling Insanity?
To avoid a default crisis, the president should combine the power of the Constitution with a touch of Dark Brandon.
May 6, 2023
Jason Linkins
King Charles Should Abolish Himself
The best thing the newly-minted monarch could do is bring an end to the monarchy.
April 29, 2023
Jason Linkins
Trump’s 2024 Republican Opponents Are Caught in His Trap
Do they even realize the contradiction at the heart of their candidacies?
April 22, 2023
Jason Linkins
The Republicans Would Have Booted Dianne Feinstein by Now
President Biden’s agenda will be imperiled unless Democrats summon the courage to end this madness.
April 15, 2023
Jason Linkins
It’s Really Quite Simple: Republicans Hate Young People
For all its grousing about “liberal indoctrination,” the GOP has no one to blame but itself for alienating the youth of America.
April 1, 2023
Jason Linkins
A Mammoth Meatball of Plutocratic Failure
This is how modern life became one big trash pile—and what it will take to extricate ourselves from the rubbish.
March 18, 2023
Jason Linkins
What the Right Got Wrong About “Woke” Banks
Conservatives raced to push a weird myth that the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was a result of its diverse workforce. Next time: Google.
March 11, 2023
Jason Linkins
Republicans Are Scrambling to Invent Facts for Their Alternate Reality
The GOP’s big project isn’t creating jobs or beating inflation, it’s trying to make their weird and ever expanding canon of lore and grievances make sense.
March 6, 2023
Jason Linkins
The Deficit Hawks Are Circling the Biden Administration
It’s been a season of solid economic ideas from the White House. But some bad ideas are starting to bubble up from Washington’s sordid corners.
February 25, 2023
Jason Linkins
Teachers With Night Jobs at Amazon Are Not a Feel-Good Story
Beneath a teasing, pleasing image lies a tale of unaddressed hardship.
February 18, 2023
Jason Linkins
Did the Media Get Derailed in East Palestine, Ohio?
Critics who have blasted the press for ignoring the Norfolk Southern disaster have missed the mark, but not by much.
February 11, 2023
Jason Linkins
The Case Against a Biden Run Is Obvious—and Weak
Democrats may fret over the president’s age, but they’re nowhere near ready to replace him.
February 4, 2023
Jason Linkins
The Only Debt Ceiling Deal Is No Deal at All
Biden made a vow never to repeat the Obama administration’s worst mistake. His resolve is now being put to a test.

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