Congress Is a Desert, Not a Swamp

While many people think Congress is enriching itself, it’s actually too poor in policy knowledge and resources to do much more than take orders

New York Magazine
Aug 9, 2017 · 5 min read
On January 17th, hundreds of Activists, low-and middle income communities of color, foreclosed victims and concerned citizens launch #GovernmentSachs, a 3-day resistance with a sustained site of resistance and encampment in front of Goldman Sachss HQ in New York — Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

By Ed Kilgore

The prevailing “populist” demonology (popular now on the Right as well as the Left) about Congress as the nerve-center of the…

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