Ezra Klein
Democratic dysfunction: Is the filibuster illegal?
A new lawsuit to strike down the filibuster is likely to fail; bigger thinking is needed anyway(106)
Health-care reform: Succeeding by failing
Could the defeat of Obamacare lead to a single-payer system?(248)
Fixing democracy: Money and/or polarisation
A liberal political journalist and liberal law professor disagree about the source of America's allegedly broken government(47)
The state-of-the-union address: Programming note
The president's state-of-the-union speech starts at 9pm ET. Our live-blog will begin shortly before then(29)
Inequality: Americans aware politics exists, poll finds
They know about the conflict between the rich and the poor(30)
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Economic crisis: This time was different, and could have been more different still
Central banks saved us from drowning, but not from treading water(10)
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Growth: The variable burden of household debt
Debt is a problem because growth is a problem(19)
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Elections and economics: The economics of politics and the politics of economics reporting
Voters' perceptions of the economy will decide the next election; left- and right-leaning media will compete to shape it(13)
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The debt ceiling: The constitutional option
A debt odyssey(45)
Genomics and health-care inequality: Get your genome out of my risk pool
How the codification of the human genome could affect health-care costs(43)
Unemployment and elections: Swinging job markets
Things are looking better for workers in key political states(8)
Uncertainty and economic recovery: Partisan animal spirits
Are Republican-leaning business owners not hiring because they're spooked by Democrats in power?(107)
Pensions: More on later retirement
Approach it with caution(27)
Older workers: Take this job and retire from it
Many almost-pensioners are sick of working(15)
Economic policy: Muddling through
It usually works(6)
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Wisconsin's union battle: Badgers fight dirty
Turnabout is fair play in Madison, but the Wisconsin Republicans' win is just the first of many battles in a mounting political war(26)
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Patriotism and crop subsidies: How 'ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm?
The secretary of agriculture's defence of agricultural subsidies reeks of desperation(63)
Housing markets: What foreclosure problem?
America moves on(4)
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