Ryan Cooper
Ryan Cooper is a national correspondent at TheWeek.com. His work has appeared in the Washington Monthly, The New Republic, and the Washington Post.
Latest articles by Ryan Cooper
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Unemployment isn't a good 'fix' for inflation
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It's time for bold action to save Republicans' lives, whether they like it or not
opinion Vaccine mandates would save lives — and Biden's presidency
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The needless loss of 22,000 lives in Florida and Texas
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Hey Democrats: Starving people into jobs isn't working
opinion Cutting super-unemployment didn't grow the economy. It hurt people.
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Biden's bold plan for American housing
opinion Whatever gets cut from the Biden agenda, keep the housing plan
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Congress is choosing the 2nd stupidest option on the debt ceiling
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A new model for modest, middle-class journalism
opinion There's a viable journalism business model. It's just not on Wall Street.
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The trillion-dollar coin is both legal and responsible
opinion Think minting the coin is stupid? Global financial meltdown is definitely stupider
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Tax cheats fuel right-wing extremism around the world
opinion Follow the money
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Conservative media is killing Republican voters the party can ill afford to lose
opinion Anti-vaccine rhetoric does irreversible harm
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Joe Manchin whines about $3.5 trillion — but he spent $9.1 trillion on defense
opinion The moderate from West Virginia has a funny definition of 'fiscal insanity'
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The sucking political void of Democratic centrists
opinion How do you negotiate with people who have no position?
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Kirsten Gillibrand designed a simple, smart family leave plan. Moderates may destroy it.
opinion Will Gillibrand and her Senate allies defend the FAMILY Act?
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Democrats' mini-nuke option to stave off economic collapse
opinion They could use their congressional majorities to pass some laws
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Health-care pricing doesn't work. Washington can fix it.
opinion American medical prices are a Kafkaesque nightmare
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How America's shredding of international law enabled the Tigray crisis
opinion Twenty years of war have delegitimized the United Nations
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The only way to save Biden's policy agenda — and the global economy
opinion Democratic moderates have made a mess of things. Time for progressives to take drastic action.
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Facebook's monstrous empire
opinion A 'Wall Street Journal' series reveals how the platform's problems are directly produced by its operations and design
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The insanity of leaving Africa unvaccinated
opinion It's absolutely vital for rich countries to get vaccines to poorer countries, for their own self-interest if nothing else
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Democrats smell blood on the politics of the pandemic
opinion They're looking to apply the California victory formula to the rest of the country — and it just might work
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The curious case of the COVID-free conservatives
opinion The conservative TV elite thrive while hinterland radio hosts are dying of COVID-19. That's telling.
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Your gas stove is polluting your home. There's a better way.
opinion Time for induction?
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America's 9/11 overreaction is only more glaring after COVID
opinion Two catastrophes, two immense political failures
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Democrats' abortion rights opportunity
opinion The Republican position on reproductive rights is stupendously unpopular
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