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Howard Dean

Howard Dean served six terms as the governor of Vermont, and was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), right, seen on the floor before President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the Capitol building's House chamber in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

How Democrats can pull off a win under a GOP trifecta: Dismantle the “legal” drug cartel

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Pharmacist discussing medication at pharmacy counter (Getty Images/SDI Productions)

Democrats can still pull off a victory before year’s end: Lowering drug costs once more

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A gloved hand holding a blood agar plate with bacteria colonies grown, and a thermometer reading 39 degree Celsius. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Climate change could return us to the pre-antibiotic era

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Howard Dean (Reuters/Phil Mccarten)

“Neoliberal corporate education reform”?: Howard Dean on Teach for America, teachers’ unions and the politics of false choices

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Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean gestures during an interview with The Associated press, Thursday, March 27, 2008, at DNC Headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite)

Why I back a mosque compromise

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