The Prospect’s ongoing coverage from inside and outside the 2016 Republican National Convention.
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This Is What Happens When a State Has No Contribution Limits
The RNC platform released this week broadly calls for rolling back federal campaign-finance laws-going so far as to advocate for the right of donors to contribute unlimited amounts of money. “Limits on political speech serve only to protect the powerful and insulate incumbent officeholders. We support repeal of federal restrictions on political parties in McCain-Feingold, […]
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In Trump, Conservatism’s Old Guard Sees a New Goldwater
Win or lose, the GOP nominee stands to change the party in ways the right can celebrate.
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Dispatches From Cleveland: Day 2
The Prospect’s ongoing coverage from inside and outside the 2016 Republican National Convention.
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The Trump Show is Trapped in Time
Republicans have launched their convention with dire warnings that no longer ring true, and with empty-headed attacks on a more diverse, cosmopolitan and liberal nation.
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Pence Seals Trump’s Anti-Worker Ticket
Donald Trump has sought to appeal to working Americans with his attacks on free trade, but his selection of Mike Pence as his running mate places him firmly in the anti-labor camp.
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As Maine Goes
Governor Paul LePage is a preview of a President Donald Trump.
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Q&A: Is Fascism Back?
To some, the reactionary forces sweeping Europe, the United States and Britain carry echoes of fascism. But historian Sheri Berman says today’s demagogues are no dictators.
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Trump Lays Bare the Moral Bankruptcy of the Religious Right
The movement’s top leaders crown the foul-mouthed casino owner as their savior.
