Evening Roundup, September 16
Featuring Ankit Jain, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, "Let's Do Lunch" with Jared Bernstein, Meghan Houser, Nick Anderson, Dara Kass, MD, and The Contrarian Podcast with Ruth Ben-Ghiat & Tim Mak
Democrats: Giving D.C. to Trump won't get you re-elected
By Ankit Jain
The House will consider bills that would reshape D.C. to the president's liking. Supporting these wildly undemocratic bills will not make Democrats seem moderate.
Your health insurance is about to go up. Way up. Here's why.
By Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
If Congress fails to act, premiums could jump by hundreds or even thousands of dollars, especially in rural counties where fewer insurers compete.
Let’s Do Lunch! 09/16
Enjoy Let’s Do Lunch! with Jared Bernstein and special guest Economy_Heather! Join us every Tuesday at 12pm ET to get all your burning econ questions answered!
Waiting for the Barbarians
There’s a maddening evasiveness to the way the Trump administration is pitching the potential billion-dollar “rebrand” of The Department of Defense. From the executive order earlier this month: ...
Splintering speech
Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist whose cartoons have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post and elsewhere. Find him on Substack at nickanderson.substack.com.
Why 'The Pitt' Emmys matter for America's health
As soon as Noah Wyle won an Emmy for his role playing Dr. Robby on “The Pitt,” I found myself unexpectedly sobbing. By the time the show won the Emmy for best drama, I had advanced to an ugly cry. I cried because this represented something bigger: a rare, honest attempt to bring public health into our shared cultural bloodstream.
The Authoritarian Playbook, Drones in Poland & a Gen-Z Revolt in Nepal
Deploying the military against US citizens, intimidating universities, and bullying the media into silence are just a few of the techniques that Trump and countless other dictators have used to maintain their grip on power.
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The spliced podcast was very interesting. I enjoy the way Ruth explains authoritarian ideology it’s so fascinating. I bet her classes are very interesting. Tim Mak is also a great journalist with an insightful perspective! And finally Dr. Dara Kass couldn’t have said it better and made it more entertaining for her readers. Words and phrases we can do without by Jen Rubin was absolutely on point if you haven’t read please do so. She makes many great points! Excellent reading today only in The Contrarian!
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