The ex-operative exposes progressive follies, but her account of moving from Bernie supporter to Trump voter is dazed and confused.
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Reporting and analysis on American politics: campaigns, elections, Congress, the White House, and the fight to make our democracy work.
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The DSA Platform Would Destroy American Democracy
The socialist group’s vision of a federal government without three equal branches providing checks and balances would facilitate the whims of a would-be authoritarian. Sound familiar?
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Trump’s Anger Management Problem
Donald Trump is an inveterate hater. He hates everyone and everything unless they fit neatly into his version of reality. He is the most vindictive and vicious president in American history. As the nation’s chief law enforcement officer, he has prosecuted his political enemies for crimes as dubious as taking a picture of seashells on […]
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Bryan Stevenson: “Ignorance Makes You Vulnerable”
The criminal justice advocate and civil rights leader on his work, the war on accurate American history, and grace for those consumed by hate.
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Abdul El-Sayed’s Slippery Argument About Israel’s Right to Exist
Michigan’s U.S. Senate candidate says he’s for “self-determination for Palestinians and Jewish Israelis alike.” But for most Israelis, self-determination means a Jewish state.
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Why Conservatives Are Losing Their War Against The Odyssey
Christoper Nolan’s epic film is enlightened, not woke.
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The Heart of America Still Beats for Connection
The National Collaborative for Health Equity’s Annual Heart of America Survey shows Americans worrying about economic pressure and craving leaders who end polarization.
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Jon Ossoff Is Proving Democrats Don’t Need to Punch Left
The senator from purple Georgia is leading in polls and fundraising without picking a fight with party progressives. Maybe there’s a lesson there.
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Andy Burnham’s Challenge
Andy Burnham has built his political identity around Britain’s neglected industrial communities. His premiership may depend on whether he can deliver for them.
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ICE Has Only Seemed To Be Quieter
The agency’s subtler tactics in recent months aimed to lull citizens into complacency. Arrests, detentions, and deportations have all increased under new DHS Director Markwayne Mullin.
