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Michael Tomasky
Michael Tomasky

Michael Tomasky is the editor of The New Republic and the author of five books, including his latest and critically acclaimed The Middle Out: The Rise of Progressive Economics and a Return to Shared Prosperity. With extensive experience as an editor, columnist, progressive commentator, and special correspondent for renowned publications such as The Guardian, The Washington Post, The New York Times, the Daily Beast, and many others, Tomasky has been a trusted voice in political journalism for more than three decades.

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January 18, 2022
Michael Tomasky
Will Trump Lose His Throne to Ron DeSantis?
New 2024 election story line just dropped: The Florida governor versus the former guy for the future of Trumpism.
January 10, 2022
Michael Tomasky
In 2022, Democrats Must Put the GOP’s Threats to Democracy on the Ballot
The party no longer has the luxury of pretending that a future of bipartisan compromise is possible.
January 3, 2022
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Jamie Raskin, Democracy’s Defender
How the Maryland representative became the man for this historical moment
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December 21, 2021
Michael Tomasky
The Most Important Thing Biden Can Do in 2022
This year isn’t ending the way Democrats had hoped. But there’s a way the president can transform Americans’ lives without Congress’s help: bust up monopolies.
December 19, 2021
Michael Tomasky
Joe Manchin Betrays West Virginia
The senator says he’s a “no” on Biden’s Build Back Better Act, ensuring that the struggling people of his state fall further behind.
December 17, 2021
Michael Tomasky
“All They Know Is Extremism”: Ohio Democrat David Pepper on How Statehouses Are Destroying Democracy
A former state party chairman discusses his new book, “Laboratories of Autocracy”—and whether Democrats can ever win in Ohio again.
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December 15, 2021
Michael Tomasky
It Turns Out the Senate Can Abolish the Filibuster Whenever It Wants
This is how the filibuster carve-out became the hot new thing in making up the rules as you go along.
December 6, 2021
Michael Tomasky
The Right Wants to Freedom Us to Death
Conservatives in the pandemic era have revealed that their bizarre concept of liberty is incompatible with human life.
December 2, 2021
Michael Tomasky
From Right to Left, There Are Plenty of Culprits for the Looming Roe Disaster
Reproductive rights in America have been brought to the brink thanks to decades of lies and complacency.
November 29, 2021
Michael Tomasky
The Solution to the Democrats’ Leftism Problem
The party’s elites and activists are more progressive than its base. Here’s how to close that gap.
November 22, 2021
Michael Tomasky
“This Is Our Best Shot”: Ruben Gallego on Build Back Better, His New Book—and Whether He’ll Challenge Kyrsten Sinema
The four-term Arizona congressman talks with Michael Tomasky about his new book on his time in Iraq, passing the Biden agenda, and his possible political future.
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November 22, 2021
Michael Tomasky
Democrats Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Tell Voters What the Build Back Better Act Is All About
The Biden agenda will make everyone’s lives a little bit easier and a little bit better. There’s no need to hide from a good deal.
November 18, 2021
Michael Tomasky
Paul Gosar and Kevin McCarthy Should Keep Alexander Hamilton’s Name Out of Their Mouths
The Republicans defame the dead in service of a scoundrel.
November 15, 2021
Michael Tomasky
Can Democrats Pull America Back From the GOP’s Psychotic Break?
There’s a portion of this country that’s still up for grabs politically. The future may depend on which party can convince them to fight for it.
November 11, 2021
Michael Tomasky
“It All Burns”: Cornell Belcher on What Happens if the GOP Takes the House
TNR editor Michael Tomasky talks with Democratic pollster Cornell Belcher about Virginia, race, and whether Democrats can change the dynamic heading into 2022.
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November 8, 2021
Michael Tomasky
Actually, Joe Biden Was Elected to Be FDR
Abigail Spanberger is wrong: Biden campaigned explicitly by comparing his ideas to the New Deal. That’s what millions of people voted for.
November 3, 2021
Michael Tomasky
After the Virginia Disaster, the Democrats Better Get to Work
Now more than ever, they need to keep their focus and pass their agenda. But is that what they think?
November 1, 2021
Michael Tomasky
“They Add to Intensity”: Danny Goldberg on Artists, Entertainers, and Politics
TNR editor Michael Tomasky talks with the music-business impresario about the impact that artists have on politics.
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November 1, 2021
Michael Tomasky
Here’s What Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema Think About at 3 a.m.
If it seems the two wayward senators have little desire to be part of Team Biden, you’re not wrong.
October 27, 2021
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America’s Worst Right-Wingers
A TNR readers’ poll

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