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Joel Dodge

Contributing Writer

Joel Dodge writes about politics, law, and domestic policy for The Week and at his blog. He is a member of the Boston University School of Law's class of 2014.

How the GOP broke ObamaCare — and the federal judiciary
An elephant.
Opinion

How the GOP broke ObamaCare — and the federal judiciary

2020 Democrats haven't been asked the hardest question on Medicare-for-all
A Medicare for All sign.
Opinion

2020 Democrats haven't been asked the hardest question on Medicare-for-all

Trump 2020 is Bush-Cheney '04 on steroids
President Trump and George W. Bush.
Opinion

Trump 2020 is Bush-Cheney '04 on steroids

Trump's bogus attack on Medicare-for-all
Protesters.
Opinion

Trump's bogus attack on Medicare-for-all

How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat one of Congress' most powerful Democrats
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posters in the Bronx
Analysis

How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat one of Congress' most powerful Democrats

Trump's America: Smaller, meaner, and increasingly unexceptional
President Trump.
Opinion

Trump's America: Smaller, meaner, and increasingly unexceptional

Paul Ryan's final surrender
Paul Ryan.
Opinion

Paul Ryan's final surrender

Trump's defense of white supremacists is really a defense of himself
President Trump.
Opinion

Trump's defense of white supremacists is really a defense of himself

Republicans have a new welfare queen: The sick glutton
A sick patient.
Opinion

Republicans have a new welfare queen: The sick glutton

There is no dealmaker on Earth crafty enough to save TrumpCare
The great dealmaker has a problem.
Opinion

There is no dealmaker on Earth crafty enough to save TrumpCare

Why the GOP's latest split over ObamaCare was entirely predictable
Paul Ryan's plan is similar to how ObamaCare works.
Analysis

Why the GOP's latest split over ObamaCare was entirely predictable

Don't listen to Paul Ryan: The GOP is still the party of makers and takers
Paul Ryan
Opinion

Don't listen to Paul Ryan: The GOP is still the party of makers and takers

Why Hillary Clinton's perfect running mate is... Joe Biden
Hillary Clinton and Vice President Biden could make a great team.
Opinion

Why Hillary Clinton's perfect running mate is... Joe Biden

What this new experiment in Chicago can teach us about combating poverty
Finally, help.
Opinion

What this new experiment in Chicago can teach us about combating poverty

The conservative case for the Supreme Court to uphold ObamaCare
ObamaCare
Opinion

The conservative case for the Supreme Court to uphold ObamaCare

How Hillary Clinton can be a populist without scaring off Big Business
Hillary Clinton
Opinion

How Hillary Clinton can be a populist without scaring off Big Business

Why Hillary Clinton should run for an Obama third term
Clinton Obama
Opinion

Why Hillary Clinton should run for an Obama third term

It's not (always) the teacher's fault: What 'no excuses' reformers get wrong about education
Westchester school, 1966
Opinion

It's not (always) the teacher's fault: What 'no excuses' reformers get wrong about education

Sorry, conservatives: America is not even close to being a colorblind country
New York City
Opinion

Sorry, conservatives: America is not even close to being a colorblind country

How to roll back creeping segregation in our schools
Linda Brown
Opinion

How to roll back creeping segregation in our schools

The tough politics of Medicaid for Republicans
Medicaid
Opinion

The tough politics of Medicaid for Republicans

How an ObamaCare for higher ed could bring down the skyrocketing cost of college
Obama
Opinion

How an ObamaCare for higher ed could bring down the skyrocketing cost of college

Why a hedge fund manager will tell you big government is great for capitalism
Money loving
Opinion

Why a hedge fund manager will tell you big government is great for capitalism

The American middle class is no longer safe from poverty — and that might be a good thing
Food bank
Opinion

The American middle class is no longer safe from poverty — and that might be a good thing

The real reason millennials should embrace ObamaCare
ObamaCare
Opinion

The real reason millennials should embrace ObamaCare

Why the GOP wants to 'divide and conquer' the poor
Thom Tillis
Opinion

Why the GOP wants to 'divide and conquer' the poor

Time to kill the ObamaCare employer mandate
ObamaCare
Opinion

Time to kill the ObamaCare employer mandate

What Paul Ryan could learn from Robert Kennedy about reforming the welfare state
Robert Kennedy
Opinion

What Paul Ryan could learn from Robert Kennedy about reforming the welfare state

Why the Republican freak-out over Obama's immigration order is both dumb and inhumane
President Obama
Opinion

Why the Republican freak-out over Obama's immigration order is both dumb and inhumane

Sorry, GOP, tax cuts don't pay for themselves
Mitch McConnell
Opinion

Sorry, GOP, tax cuts don't pay for themselves

Why liberals want to fix the welfare state — and conservatives don't
New mom
Opinion

Why liberals want to fix the welfare state — and conservatives don't

It takes one to tango: Why Obama's government by executive action is here to stay
President Obama
Opinion

It takes one to tango: Why Obama's government by executive action is here to stay

Marco Rubio's proposal to fight income inequality is pretty good — but it could be better
Family Allowance
Opinion

Marco Rubio's proposal to fight income inequality is pretty good — but it could be better

Why Halbig and the conservative war on ObamaCare will fail
Roberts (probably) ain't buying it.
Opinion

Why Halbig and the conservative war on ObamaCare will fail