Conservatives went out of their way to protect Reagan’s legacy. Now we must do the same for Obama.
Bernie Sanders
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Learning from Hillary’s Loss
There’s a lot to be learned if Democrats want to win in 2020.
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A New Paradigm for Talking About Racism
Look beyond the binary of ‘racist’ vs. ‘non-racist.’
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What Sanders Doesn’t Understand About Identity Politics
It’s also about coalition-building.
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Course Correction for the Climate Movement
Were Donald Trump to win the Presidency on November 8, it would represent a deathblow to the climate movement: it would be impossible to make any further progress on reducing carbon pollution if the chief executive officer of the United States happened to be a man who sabotaged the Paris climate agreement and appointed vehement […]
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Running on Empty
Voters in New York’s 19th Congressional district will face two moral tests when they take a ballot on November 8. The first moral test will involve a choice between Donald “Grab ‘Em in the [Expletive] Trump” and Hillary Clinton. The second moral test will involve a choice between a Republican who has tied himself to […]
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An Atrocious Anniversary
You’ve run into The Argument if you’ve been on social media for any length of time. It usually comes from an erstwhile supporter of Bernie Sanders who now vows to volunteer for Jill Stein. It’s an argument so lacking in logic, so overt in its obnoxiousness, so deficient in its dignity that one wonders how […]
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Bernie Sanders, Endorsements, and Pragmatism
Sanders only wants to endorse a certain kind of Democrat.
Posted inMagazine, September/October 2016
The False Promise of “Free College”
Hillary Clinton won’t be able to bring tuition down to zero. But if she’s willing to be radical, she can make college affordable for all.
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Bernie Sanders’s Our Revolution Stumbles Out of the Gate
The organization’s already in hot water.
