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Supporters of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders hold signs during an event on health care. (Getty/Alex Wong)

To achieve a new New Deal, Democrats must learn from the old one

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Democratic presidential candidate entrepreneur Andrew Yang speaks during the Climate Forum at Georgetown University, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Andrew Yang’s “freedom dividend” echoes a 1930s basic income proposal that reshaped Social Security

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Miami Marlins' Christian Yelich hits an RBI single to score Dee Gordon in the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) (AP)

Statistics ruined baseball by perfecting it

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