In his recent speech attacking America’s trade policies, Donald Trump relied heavily on data from the Economic Policy Institute. EPI President Lawrence Mishel says Trump is wrong on the issue.
Election 2016
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Will Clinton Move to the Center? Don’t Bet on It.
Widespread assumptions that Hillary Clinton and her party are poised to shift rightward overlook dramatic changes in the electorate since her husband occupied the White House.
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Democrats Fight Trump and One Another Over Trade
As Donald Trump ramps up his anti-trade rhetoric, progressives have stepped up pressure on the Democratic Party’s platform committee to decisively reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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Don’t Blame the Voters
It’s becoming fashionable to blame ill-advised voters for recent democratic upheavals, but it’s voters in the end who will—thankfully—enjoy the last word.
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What’s Next for the Progressive Movement?
As Sanders’s presidential campaign nears its end, the “political revolution” he’s called for is just getting started.
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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.
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The First Post-Middle-Class Election
The politics of downward mobility and racial diversity have eroded the center, pushing Democrats to the left and Republicans toward an authoritarian right.
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Trump and the Racial Politics of the South
The legacy of slavery and segregation creeps northward.
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The Last Berniebro?
By the time Bernie Sanders finally gives Hillary Clinton his endorsement, there may be nobody left who cares.
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Who’s ‘Crooked’ Now?
Hillary Clinton’s ethical baggage may prove of little use to Republicans now that Donald Trump is their standard bearer.
