To defeat the post-election Trump movement, Clinton will need to balance conventional progressive goals with a politics of class uplift.
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Make No Mistake: The Koch Brothers Are Helping Donald Trump
They may not want the GOP standard-bearer’s dirt on their hands, but their minions are cleaning up behind him.
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Ryan Seeks to Restore GOP’s Elite-Focused Agenda
The speaker’s populist overtures will do little to bridge the gap between the GOP’s donor class and its blue-collar base.
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Rubio and Trump Head to Orlando for Anti-LGBTQ Event
Two months after the Pulse nightclub shooting, the two Republicans plan to address some of the country’s most notorious religious conservatives.
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Trump’s Appeal to the Forgotten Man
Donald Trump plays to the alienation of the white working class as a vengeful, authoritarian father figure.
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Utah Monument Fight Pits Native Americans Against Land-Use Militants
A swath of high desert known as Bears Ears has become ground zero in the long-running battle over the nation’s public lands.
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Will Ailes Jump on Trump’s Troubled Campaign Train?
Both men are kindred spirits, with long histories of bullying women.
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The Five Worst Roberts Court Rulings
Most progressives would rank Citizens United v. FEC as the worst ruling ever handed down by the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts. But five other rulings are turning out to be even more disastrous.
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Hillary Haters’ Fixation on Saul Alinsky
Conservatives have exploited the life and legacy of community organizer Saul Alinsky in a bid to demonize Hillary Clinton, but they misrepresent his actual influence and writings.
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Trump’s Dystopia
Trump’s dark warnings and grandiose pledges that he alone can save the troubled nation sound an ominously authoritarian note.
