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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 12, 2022
Jason Linkins
The Rise of Right-Wing Hacks in Federal Courts
Judge Aileen Cannon, of the now-infamous special master ruling, is the latest star of a conservative legal movement that gleefully engages in sloppy jurisprudence—with profound consequences for us all.
September 3, 2022
Jason Linkins
The Stupid Myth That Mitt Romney’s Mistreatment Gave Us Trump
Some conservatives argue that the way Democrats pilloried the Utah senator in 2012 pushed the Republican Party toward Trumpism. They should take a long look in the mirror.
August 27, 2022
Jason Linkins
With a Single Word, Ted Cruz Gave the Game Away About the Right-Wing Supreme Court
The Texas senator’s recent complaint about the Inflation Reduction Act accidentally told the truth about the court’s war against the administrative state.
August 20, 2022
Jason Linkins
Power Mad
A weekly review of the rogues and scoundrels of American politics
August 20, 2022
Jason Linkins
The Democrats’ Case for Reelection: Order Over Chaos
The biggest contrast the Democrats can draw over the next two years is that while they have passed a slew of major legislation, the Republicans have further descended into mayhem.
August 12, 2022
Jason Linkins
The Slandering of Merrick Garland
The right’s spent the better part of the week trying to paint the attorney general as a despot. Those charges won’t stick.
August 6, 2022
Jason Linkins
Low Unemployment Is Good. Bank of America Disagrees.
Time to put the kibosh on all this corporate talk about how workers have to sacrifice their labor market leverage to fight inflation.
July 18, 2022
Jason Linkins
Corporate America Doesn’t Really Care About Your Abortion Rights
Democratic governors are pitching their states as havens for companies that want to protect their employees’ reproductive rights, but Big Business has never been a reliable ally of such causes.
July 11, 2022
Jason Linkins
How Safe Will We Be on Election Day?
As gun violence and political intimidation increasingly push into the public square, our polling places loom as vulnerable targets.
July 2, 2022
Jason Linkins
The Republican Plot to Turn Back the Clock Is Just Getting Started
Conservatives have no plans to moderate their destructive agenda after the overturning of Roe. Their next goal: a national abortion ban.
June 25, 2022
Jason Linkins
The Democrats’ Theory of Change: Wait for the Republicans to Screw Up
The party tends to succeed only after the GOP brings disaster. Meanwhile, conservatives are busy executing decades-long plans that are transforming the country.
June 18, 2022
Jason Linkins
Greedy CEOs’ One Weird Trick for Getting Richer While Workers Fall Further Behind
A new report on corporate excess shows how the explosion of stock buybacks is exacerbating economic inequality.
June 11, 2022
Jason Linkins
You Deserve the Good Life. Democrats Should Promise to Deliver It.
We heard Democrats were having “messaging” problems. Here’s a solution.
June 4, 2022
Jason Linkins
An Idea for Democrats: Reboot ACORN
As the GOP continues its multipronged offensive on free and fair elections, democracy desperately needs an army of its own in the field.
May 28, 2022
Jason Linkins
Too Many Guns = Too Many Deaths
It’s not a mystery why the United States has a unique problem with mass shootings.
May 21, 2022
Jason Linkins
There Are No Super PAC Cops
Let’s stop pretending that rules forbidding coordination between campaigns and dark money groups exist.
May 14, 2022
Jason Linkins
Biden’s Embrace of Unions Is a Boon for Democracy
The White House’s support for labor organizing will become critical if Democrats get locked out of power at the federal level in November.
May 7, 2022
Jason Linkins
The Tragedy of the Expanded Child Tax Credit
As the midterms loom, the recipients of the now-expired benefit are turning against Democrats.
April 29, 2022
Jason Linkins
Washington Suits Up for the White House Correspondents’ Superspreader Event
The annual gala celebrating the sleazy relationship between Beltway power brokers and reporters is back—and the discourse surrounding it is dumber than ever.
April 23, 2022
Jason Linkins
Biden Quits the Covid Fight
The administration is putting on a happy face for the public, but behind the scenes its pandemic strategy is to cross its fingers and hope the worst is over.

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