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Over the course of her campaign, with all the wrong people in her ear, Kamala Harris rejected the type of economic populism that could have salvaged last month’s elections.

"The biggest problem with regulated capitalism is that it is simply not sustainable in the long run," said the economist.

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As HUD secretary, Scott Turner would oversee billions in housing aid, but as a Texas state legislator he voted against protections for poor tenants and has called government assistance “one of the most destructive things for the family.”

The outgoing senator recognizes—to a greater extent than any other Democrat—the need to renew the party’s commitment to a politics of economic populism.

This year saw some real gains for workers and unions but it may be hard to sustain the momentum in 2025.

A decade after Obama’s normalization, Trump’s team looks to ratchet up pressure on the island.

The UAW’s reform movement brought membership back into the fold, harnessing their energy and forging it into a weapon that could force the companies to bend.