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The Progressive Caucus Unveils Its Contract with America [link removed]

Reminiscent of the Gingrich Revolution, a multi-bill package would attack higher costs, raise wages, and get big money out of politics. Its architect sees it as a battle plan for the midterms.

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Pennsylvania Race Pits Corporate Defender Against Union Organizer [link removed]

Ryan Crosswell is running to represent Pennsylvania’s Seventh District after a career helping bosses fight their workers. His leading opponent is Bob Brooks, a Bernie Sanders–endorsed firefighter and leader in the state firefighters’ union.

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The Real Reason to Worry About the Midterm Elections [link removed]

Whether you are more concerned about a somewhat far-fetched risk of an attempted coup, or about familiar forms of voter suppression taken to new extremes, the remedy is the same. The people need to turn out in record numbers, both to vote and if necessary to face down ICE.

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California Gas Prices Are Up, and It’s Not Just the War [link removed]

There’s a Chevron station near Chinatown in Los Angeles that is a magnet for news cameras anytime gas prices spike in the country. As the war in Iran has throttled supplies, the Chinatown Chevron hasn’t disappointed, peaking at $8.71 a gallon [link removed]. [link removed]

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AI Is Supercharging the Surveillance State [link removed]

Warrants are at the center of the debate over government spying, and for good reason. But artificial intelligence is redefining the contours of that debate.

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