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<p>The Washington Monthly was founded in 1969 on the notion that a handful of plucky young writers and editors, armed with an honest desire to make government work and a willingness to ask uncomfortable questions, could tell the story of what really matters in Washington better than a roomful of Beltway insiders at a Georgetown dinner party. In our cluttered little downtown DC office, we’re still doing what we have done for more than 45 years, and what fewer and fewer publications do today: telling fascinating, deeply reported stories about the ideas and characters that animate America’s government.</p><p>Follow to see posts from the official <a href="https://flipboard.com/@WAMonthly">Washington Monthly</a> Flipboard profile.</p>

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The Mamdani Tightrope is Slippery https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/12/the-mamdani-tightrope-is-slippery/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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Europeans Look for Options as Costs Mount in Ukraine https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/12/europeans-look-for-options-as-costs-mount-in-ukraine/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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Democrats’ Next Big Ideas https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/11/democrats-next-big-ideas/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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Amid Student Protests, Pessimism About France’s Future https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/09/amid-student-protests-pessimism-about-frances-future/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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Time to Teach Three Years of High School Civics https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/09/time-to-teach-three-years-of-high-school-civics/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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Why You Should Believe the Polls This Time https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/09/why-you-should-believe-the-polls-this-time/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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Should Democrats Win Congress, What Could Persuade Trump to Resign? https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/08/should-democrats-win-congress-what-could-persuade-trump-to-resign/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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October 7: How Can So Many People Celebrate a Massacre? https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/07/october-7-how-can-so-many-people-celebrate-a-massacre/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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How to Govern the Pacing of the AI Frontier https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/07/how-to-govern-the-pacing-of-the-ai-frontier/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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Why Political Polling Seems So Unreliable https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/07/why-political-polling-seems-so-unreliable/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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The Republican Plan to Buy the Election Got Too Expensive https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/06/the-republican-plan-to-buy-the-election-got-too-expensive/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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Six Overlooked Reasons California’s Community NEWS Act Is ‘A Big Deal’ https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/05/six-overlooked-reasons-californias-community-news-act-is-a-big-deal/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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Is Political Polling Broken? https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/04/is-political-polling-broken/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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Big, Ugly Changes to SNAP Are Hitting County Budgets https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/02/big-ugly-changes-to-snap-are-hitting-county-budgets/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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The AI Alignment That Can Save Us https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/01/the-ai-alignment-that-can-save-us/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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Taming the AI Monster https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/01/taming-the-ai-monster/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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The Unheralded End of Mass Incarceration https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/30/the-unheralded-end-of-mass-incarceration/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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AI Has an Anti-Woman Problem. Here’s How to Fix It https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/30/ai-has-an-anti-woman-problem-heres-how-to-fix-it/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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The Grim Reality Behind a New Census Report https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/29/the-grim-reality-behind-a-new-census-report/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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Is Neoliberalism to Blame for America’s Health Care Woes? https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/29/is-neoliberalism-to-blame-for-americas-health-care-woes/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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Why Democrats Should Be Most Worried About Troy Jackson (And It’s Not the Consultants) https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/29/troy-jackson-maine-senate-race/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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The Red Undertow in the Midterms https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/28/the-red-undertow-in-the-midterms/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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AI’s Anti-Woman Problem https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/27/ais-anti-woman-problem/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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Why Won’t the Clean Energy Industry Play Dirty? https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/28/why-wont-the-clean-energy-industry-play-dirty/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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This Is the Biggest Reason Why a Blue Wave is Probably Coming https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/25/this-is-the-biggest-reason-why-a-blue-wave-is-probably-coming/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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Many Health Care Grad Students Can’t Get the Loans They Need https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/25/federal-loan-limits-health-care-grad-students/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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The Unitary Executive Theory in All of Its Historical Perversity https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/24/unitary-executive-theory-history/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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Vote By Mail Is Safe—For Now https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/23/vote-by-mail-is-safe-for-now/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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The Secret Monopoly Making Everything More Expensive https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/23/the-secret-monopoly-making-everything-more-expensive/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly
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Thriving After High School: A Foundation to Build On https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/23/thrive-after-high-school-pathways/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Washington Monthly @washington-monthly-WAMonthly