And what we should really worry about next
Election 2016
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Racism Alone Doesn’t Explain Trump’s Support, Which Also Reflects Economic Anxiety
It’s become popular these days to blame Trump’s rise on bigotry and racial animus alone, but that diagnosis misses the important role played by economic anxiety.
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Big Money Floods High-Stakes Gubernatorial Contests
Corporate interests are funneling hundreds of millions into a dozen state-level gubernatorial battles.
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Time for an ACLU Shift on Campaign Finance?
The American Civil Liberties Union’s selection of David Cole as its new national legal director creates an opening for the group to revisit a campaign-finance stance that is increasingly out of step with its members and the nation.
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The Trump Financial Panic
On the economic consequences of the Donald.
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How the Anti-choice Movement Paved the Way for Trump
Making a conservative case against Trump, Ross Douthat descends into denial about anti-choice violence.
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Claims That Clinton Lied About Emails Dissolve Under Scrutiny
The media has created a misleading narrative about her honesty.
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Turning Out the Pro-Choice Vote
A walk with Planned Parenthood in the Philadelphia suburbs
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Will Anthony Weiner Elect Donald Trump?
The latest Clinton email controversy threatens to upend an already disappointing campaign.
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GOP Pols Won’t Raise the Minimum Wage — So Voters Are About To
Fed up with legislative inaction, labor advocates are putting wage increases directly before the voters.