Emily Atkin
Emily Atkin is a political reporter for ThinkProgress. Previously, she was a deputy editor for Climate Progress, and a reporter for the legal newswire Law360. Her work has appeared in The New Republic, The Daily Beast, The New York Observer, and on WAMC Northeast Public Radio.
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‘An abject failure’: Economists trash Trump’s disastrous job creation record in year-end reviews
“The jobs aren’t coming back, the wages aren’t rising,” one economist said.
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It ain’t over ‘til it's over, and the better angels of our nature are most readily accessible through great literature and art, great science, and expert history that dispels truthiness and lies.
How the charter school industry’s newest scheme could be ‘the death of public schools’
A charter school “shitstorm” in Florida shows how the industry intends to take over public education.
Trump ramps up denaturalization push with 2026 quota targeting naturalized citizens
Internal USCIS guidance reportedly calls for 100 to 200 denaturalization referrals per month, signaling a sharp escalation that experts say collides with legal limits and historical practice.
Who’s the real outlaw at sea? Trump’s tanker grab vs. the Houthis’ anti-genocide blockade
U.S. murder and violence against other people and countries does not become lawful simply because officials in the White House wish that it was.