The Plum LineOpinions from Greg Sargent and Paul Waldman.https://www.washingtonpost.comThu, 23 Dec 2021 01:58:01 +00001hourly1How the left forced Biden’s hand on student loanshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/22/how-the-left-forced-bidens-hand/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/22/how-the-left-forced-bidens-hand/Paul WaldmanWed, 22 Dec 2021 21:22:22 +0000A test of progressives' ability to get the president to change his mind.Joe Manchin has all the power — and a catastrophic lack of imaginationhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/22/manchin-has-no-imagination/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/22/manchin-has-no-imagination/Paul WaldmanWed, 22 Dec 2021 19:32:31 +0000He can get whatever he wants and completely transform his state. But he wants nothing.How bad will 2022 be for Democrats? A new party analysis sounds the alarm.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/22/analysis-of-virginia-loss-democrats-2022/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/22/analysis-of-virginia-loss-democrats-2022/Greg SargentWed, 22 Dec 2021 15:55:32 +0000Democrats worry about what the "Biden-Youngkin voter" portends for the midterms.Rep. Jayapal on what’s next: Tell us what you support, Sen. Manchinhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/21/pramila-jayapal-joe-manchin-talk-build-back-better/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/21/pramila-jayapal-joe-manchin-talk-build-back-better/Greg SargentTue, 21 Dec 2021 21:45:14 +0000Inside the latest effort to figure out what Joe Manchin will support on Build Back Better.The real reason the right hates Anthony Faucihttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/21/why-the-right-hates-fauci/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/21/why-the-right-hates-fauci/Paul WaldmanTue, 21 Dec 2021 17:46:22 +0000Violent rhetoric, insane conspiracy theories — they need a pandemic villain to keep generating hate and fear.The hidden, ugly truth behind Joe Manchin’s stance on BBB’s climate provisions https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/21/joe-manchin-climate-bbb-coal-industry/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/21/joe-manchin-climate-bbb-coal-industry/Greg SargentTue, 21 Dec 2021 15:49:39 +0000An interview with a coal miners union official about Manchin's climate stance.