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David Leonhardt
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Senior writer, N.Y. Times. Author, "Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream." Best book of the year, Atlantic, FT & TNR. Now in paperback.
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    David Leonhardt
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    Aug 22, 2023
    I consider this chart to be the clearest indictment of our country’s path over the last several decades: In 1980, the U.S. had a typical life expectancy for an affluent country. Today, the U.S. has the lowest life expectancy of any affluent country:
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    David Leonhardt
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    Oct 7, 2019
    Watch how radically taxes on the wealthy have fallen over the past 70 years: (Full column: nytimes.com/interactive/20…)
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    David Leonhardt
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    Dec 14, 2017
    After we published a list of Trump's lies this summer, some of his supporters asked us to compare Trump to other presidents. We've done so and just published the results: nytimes.com/interactive/20…
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    David Leonhardt
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    Jan 5, 2019
    1. The unrelenting chaos that President Trump creates can sometimes obscure the big picture. But the big picture is simple: The United States has never had a president as demonstrably unfit for the office.
    nytimes.com
    Opinion | The People vs. Donald J. Trump (Published 2019)
    He is demonstrably unfit for office. What are we waiting for?
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    David Leonhardt
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    Oct 6, 2019
    Last year, for the first time on record, the 400 wealthiest Americans paid a lower total tax rate than any other income group.
    Opinion | The Rich Really Do Pay Lower Taxes Than You (Published 2019)
    From nytimes.com
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    David Leonhardt
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    Jan 26, 2018
    The Fox News timeline is so illuminating: 1. Network star instinctively denies a report that sounds bad for Trump. 2. Fox’s actual journalists confirm report. 3. Star has to reverse himself. 4. Trump cries “Fake News!” and the network re-reverses itself. All in 12 hours!
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    David Leonhardt
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    May 17, 2017
    Subscribers of the NYT, WaPo & other publications are paying for the investigations and oversight that the U.S. Congress won't conduct.
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    David Leonhardt
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    Mar 20, 2017
    Our president is a liar. The question now is how serious his lies are. nytimes.com/2017/03/20/opi…
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    David Leonhardt
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    Mar 23, 2020
    The best way to keep the economy strong — by far — would have been to take the virus seriously in January and February. A massive increase in testing and quarantining could have significantly reduced the spread of the virus. (1/n)
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    David Leonhardt
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    Mar 18, 2020
    President Trump is now claiming that he always took coronavirus seriously. In fact, he spent months dismissing it as less serious than the seasonal flu. During this time, he could have taken actions that would have saved lives. He chose not to. Here are the facts:
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    David Leonhardt
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    Sep 10, 2018
    Sons who brag about Russian money. A history of shady Russian deals. Paranoia about scrutiny of his businesses. And a harassment campaign against the government's top experts in Russian crime. There really are a lot of reasons to worry about laundering.
    President Trump with President Putin in Helsinki in July. Trump’s odd affinity for Russia continues to cause him trouble.
    Opinion | The Urgent Question of Trump and Money Laundering (Published 2018)
    From nytimes.com
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    David Leonhardt
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    Nov 6, 2017
    Wow: Households making $5+ million get an average tax cut of $300k. Households making below $55,000 get a tax hike. taxpolicycenter.org/sites/default/…
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    David Leonhardt
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    Jan 4, 2022
    American children are starting 2022 in crisis. I'm not sure that many people fully grasp the depth of it. 🧵
    Idle school buses in Detroit yesterday.
    No Way to Grow Up (Published 2022)
    From nytimes.com
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    David Leonhardt
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    Mar 18, 2020
    House Democrats should refuse to pass any big stimulus bill without provisions to ensure that the country can hold a presidential election in November. They have the leverage to do so.
    A voter during the primary election in Ottawa, Ill., on Tuesday.
    Opinion | No Stimulus Without Election Protection (Published 2020)
    From nytimes.com