Jon Walker
Jon Walker is the author of After Legalization: Understanding the Future of Marijuana Policy. He is a freelance reporter and policy analyst that focuses on health care, drug policy, and politics.
Latest articles by Jon Walker
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Doomsday for bad bosses
opinion The typical reshuffling of the employment market is about to happen at warp speed
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5 wacky things Senate Democrats will do instead of ending the filibuster
opinion How to legislate the hard way
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Statehood for D.C. and Puerto Rico only needs 50 votes
opinion And Democrats don't need to nuke the filibuster to do it
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Will Georgia show Democrats ran the wrong campaign against Trump?
opinion If your opponent is a corrupt Republican billionaire, maybe you should talk about it
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Abolishing the Electoral College is closer than you think
opinion How to pass the National Popular Vote Compact for less than the cost of one vanity Senate campaign
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2020's double wave
The Explainer What lesson should Democrats take from an election that saw them win a record number of votes?
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How rain could decide the Senate and the fate of a Biden presidency
The Explainer The partisan divide over mail-in voting means Election Day turnout is more important than ever
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Why a Biden blowout is still the most likely result
opinion There are several key differences between 2016 and 2020
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It's now or never for Bernie's revolution
opinion The six primary contests on Tuesday are the last best chance for Bernie Sanders to prove his theory of the electorate
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So you want to buy an election?
opinion A short list of things Mike Bloomberg could buy with his campaign money that would improve his election prospects
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Iowa suggests Bernie Sanders has no special turnout magic
opinion Bernie Sanders can win the presidency. But so far it's not a revolution.
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Why the early primaries are especially important for Bernie Sanders
opinion Most electability arguments can't really be tested. But we'll know pretty quickly if the 'political revolution' is working.
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The lessons we didn't learn from Kamala Harris
opinion Almost every candidate in the race was a long shot
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Did Bernie Sanders admit Medicare-for-all probably won’t pass?
opinion How we know his campaign is prioritizing the presidency over policy
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What the Democratic primary polls might be missing
The Explainer Why Biden, Warren, and Sanders each have a case to outperform their current numbers
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Cory Booker is the only Democrat with a data-driven electability argument
opinion It's not a strong case, but that's the point
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Democrats have officially given up on the economic theory of ObamaCare
opinion The party's signature legislative achievement has become an ideological zombie
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A loser's approach to Medicare-for-all
opinion Single-payer proponents are making a big strategic blunder
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