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Maybe, but this screwball won because he saw something about the American condition that neither Democrats nor Republicans have the nerve to acknowledge.
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Insider Dems simply do not accept the fact that the party must break its bonds with big money and link itself with grassroots activists.
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As the influence of high-dollar donors grows, so too will our bellicosity.
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Trump's First Address to Congress
Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Latest Reality Show
Trump showed he can play a president on TV Tuesday, but that’s it.
Robert L. BorosageTrump Doesn’t Deserve Praise for His Raid in Yemen
Tough questions can’t be papered over by made-for-TV moments.
George ZornickThere Was Nothing Moderate About Trump’s Speech to Congress
The president’s obsession with Muslims and immigrants gives cover to a simmering white nationalist movement at home.
Peter CertoPolitics
Another Republican Lawmaker Just Faced Hundreds of Angry Constituents
Senator Bill Cassidy endured jeers, boos, and tough questions during town halls in Louisiana this week.
Zoë Carpenter
After the Fumble
After years dominating the Democratic Party, the New Democrats now find themselves in a state of crisis
Matt Stoller
Trump’s Budget Proposal Is an Attack on the Working Class
Trump’s vision to make America great again would actually eviscerate the already disintegrating social safety net.
Michelle ChenNation Voices
Media in the Trump era
Trump Versus the Media: How to Cover a Hostile President
Only fearless independent reporting can hold power accountable and energize democracy.
Nic DawesProgressives Need to Build Their Own Media
Trump would not be president today were it not for the help of Fox, Breitbart, Limbaugh, & Co.
Mark HertsgaardThis WWII Military Strategy Perfectly Explains What Trump Is Doing to the Media
He’s making it difficult to pick out the signal from the noise.
D.D. GuttenplanCulture
Edward Jay Epstein’s Alternative Facts
A new book suggests Snowden may have been a spy, but what it reveals is its author’s own duplicity.
Sue Halpern
When Time Stopped Forever
Han Kang’s new novel mines the violent past and uncertain future of South Korean politics.
E. Tammy Kim
The Ways to Destroy Democracy
A new biography of Hitler offers us a warning from history.
Richard J. Evans
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At Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, workers face few humane options.
February 9, 2017
View: Photos of Resistance: Inside the DC Women’s March
Over 500,000 people flooded the streets of the nation’s capital to protest everything President Trump stands for.
January 22, 2017
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Following the path of cotton from Burkina Faso to Bangladesh to your local mall.
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