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Sean Illing

Sean Illing

Host of The Gray Area

    Latest articles by Sean Illing

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    Is America too libertarian to deal with the coronavirus?Is America too libertarian to deal with the coronavirus?
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    Why widespread testing in the country may not work.

    By Sean Illing
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    The fake “Obamagate” scandal shows how Trump hacks the mediaThe fake “Obamagate” scandal shows how Trump hacks the media
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    He is “flooding the zone with shit.” And it’s working.

    By Sean Illing
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    Nancy Pelosi’s political philosophy, explainedNancy Pelosi’s political philosophy, explained
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    Author Molly Ball on how Pelosi became the most powerful Democrat in the country.

    By Sean Illing
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    The “deep state” is real. But it’s not what Trump thinks it is.The “deep state” is real. But it’s not what Trump thinks it is.
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    Author David Rohde explains how the “deep state” evolved into a sprawling conspiracy theory.

    By Sean Illing
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    11 legal experts agree: There’s no good reason for DOJ to drop the Michael Flynn case11 legal experts agree: There’s no good reason for DOJ to drop the Michael Flynn case
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    “This is a pardon disguised as a technical legal matter.”

    By Sean Illing
    The sordid history of housing discrimination in America
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    Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on how the real estate industry undermined black homeownership.

    By Sean Illing
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    Mitch McConnell’s shameless pursuit of power, explainedMitch McConnell’s shameless pursuit of power, explained
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    Jane Mayer on how McConnell exemplifies the GOP’s “cult of winning.”

    By Sean Illing
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    The coronavirus revealed what was already broken in AmericaThe coronavirus revealed what was already broken in America
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    The Atlantic’s George Packer doesn’t think America is a “failed state.” But it is dysfunctional.

    By Sean Illing
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    Why the government makes it hard for Americans to get unemployment benefitsWhy the government makes it hard for Americans to get unemployment benefits
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    The system is dysfunctional. It was designed that way.

    By Sean Illing
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    There is no anti-lockdown protest movementThere is no anti-lockdown protest movement
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    There are protests, but this isn’t a movement, and it’s not the Tea Party 2.0.

    By Sean Illing

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