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The Story Behind the Story (opens the original)
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Almost two years ago to the day, I biked down 14th St. in Washington, D.C. It was pouring rain, but I thought Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes would be okay with the fact that I was slightly damp — perhaps I make assumptions about people who have chosen a job where they fight corporate power, but I digress.I was invited to the small chat because I had recently been reporting on Koch Industries, and Mayes was working to break up monopolies. At the time, the biggest thing on her mind and desk w
The Farm Bill Is Not Just About Farmers (opens the original)
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The term “farm bill” is a bit of a misnomer when the majority of the bill’s funds are allocated to food assistance programs. In 2024, disagreements about funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) were a major reason for the bill’s impasse: Republicans wanted to cut SNAP benefits, while Democrats in the Senate wanted to maintain or expand them. It’s now 2026, and Senate Democrats are holding up
‘Cancer Doesn't Care What Party You Belong To’ (opens the original)
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A few weeks ago, I drove to the east side of Iowa City, where townies gathered over New Glarus beer (a coveted import from across the Mississippi in Wisconsin) and homemade cookies. They were there to fundraise for and learn more about their neighbor, Chris Jones, who is running a campaign for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. Below is the start of the story that Tom Philpott and I wrote about Jones’s campaign. It was published as a collaboration between Politico and the <a href="https://thefern.or
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