From 1968 through 1992, Republicans tended to control the White House. Since then, they’ve more frequently controlled Congress, which has moved them even more to the right.
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What Women Need
Can women translate symbolic victories into durable progress on multiple fronts, from financial status to physical safety?
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A Talent for Storytelling
Rick Perlstein tells how Reagan imagined his way into the American psyche.
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Fair Work Schedules: The Next New Human Right
A great cultural transformation is driving demands for workers’ control of job schedules.
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The End of the Lavender Ghetto
As gays and lesbians gain acceptance, they are moving away from the old neighborhoods that long epitomized gay culture.
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Still Nader After All These Years
It is heartening that Nader, at age 80, is still biased towards hope more than cynicism.
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How Did Racist Right-Wing Fantasy Presented as Truth Come to Top the New York Times Bestseller List?
Calling African Americans “culturally backward” and arguing against the public accommodations section of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Dinesh D’Souza soars to the top of the chart.
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A Question of Character: Craig Shirley’s Scurrilous Attack on Liberal Historian Rick Perlstein
An assault on the character of a progressive intellectual invites an assessment of the attacker’s character—not to mention his client list.
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Searching for the Next Great Conservative Novel
Adam Bellow urges conservatives to support right-wing fiction. Best of luck to him: Here’s why it won’t be easy.
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Race or Class? The Future of Affirmative Action on the College Campus
Focusing college-student recruitment on poor neighborhoods can overlook middle-class African Americans entitled to affirmative action.
