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The Argument is a mission‑driven media company based in Washington, D.C. We make a positive, combative case for liberalism through sharp, well-argued opinion pieces, original reporting, and multimedia content that confronts the illiberal drift in our politics.
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The Argument was founded by Jerusalem Demsas. Kelsey Piper is a staff writer and our director of political data is Lakshya Jain. Our columnists include Derek Thompson, Matt Bruenig, Matthew Yglesias, Rachael Bedard and Robinson Meyer.
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