It’s almost a bit too on the nose to be a biting caricature of American politics.
Election 2016
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A New Era for the Supreme Court
The transformative potential of a shift in even one seat
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Recreational Marijuana Ballot Measures Usher In Next Phase in Drug War
With five states poised to vote on legalizing pot, millennials and minority groups are key voting blocs.
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How the Real Estate Lobby — and Trump — Got a Huge Tax Break
Amid an economic recession, the industry, with the help of Trump, flexed its political muscle to get a special tax carve-out for wealthy developers.
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Trump’s Voter Fraud Fantasy
Donald Trump’s exhortations to supporters to monitor polling places in “certain areas” recycles voter fraud myths that increasingly are being rejected by scholars and federal courts.
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What’s Millennials’ Support for Jill Stein and Gary Johnson All About?
White skin privilege, that’s what.
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From a Contentious Election to a Stronger Democracy
Strengthening democracy is the key to all other reforms.
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Decoding Mike Pence’s Misogyny
Having lost the women’s vote, the Trump campaign doubles down on gendered language.
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Notes for Next Time
How Clinton could get an even bigger bounce after the next debate
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You Pay Taxes So Donald Trump Doesn’t Have To
He says only a tax genius like him can make the tax code more fair. Oddly, that’s not what his plan would do at all.