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What Happened tells us more about her than about why she lost the election.
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If Ralph Northam’s campaign is any indication, Democrats have learned the wrong lesson from 2016.
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This administration seems increasingly willing and eager to launch a nuclear attack.
Rebecca Gordon
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If media cross-ownership rules are eliminated, monopolies will dominate.
John Nichols
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The world of the Hemingways rattled with frequent gunfire.
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What makes a film festival count for more than a tally of masterpieces?
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The legal theorist’s case for how the Constitution can be a vehicle for civil rights and social justice.
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Each year, the US government locks up roughly 440,000 immigrants in over 200 immigrant prisons.
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If Ralph Northam’s campaign is any indication, Democrats have learned the wrong lesson from 2016.
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