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Molly Crabapple on drawing AOC and what makes a true New Yorker.

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The Green New Deal doesn’t include carbon pricing. Some say that’s a big mistake.

Climate Change
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Is Trump the new Nero?

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By the numbers: A 2018 money-in-politics index

Finance
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You’re young and broke. Here’s how to still win a congressional seat.

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These are the women who made history in this year’s midterm elections

Women & Gender

It’s a record. After the midterm results are tallied, more than 100 members of Congress are expected to be women.

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