Ben Carson as Secretary of Education? Farce becomes tragedy.
Election 2016
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Trump May Be Sexist and Racist, But That’s Not the Only Reason He Won
Economic anxiety drove many of Donald Trump’s working-class voters, a bloc Democrats failed to energize amid plunging turnout overall.
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Trump Victory Exposes Weakness in Liberal Political Infrastructure
It was not Trump’s mastery of the media alone that won him the big prize.
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Taking Trump’s Populism Seriously
While the Donald had a powerful message for white workers, Clinton failed to convey a robust pro-worker stance.
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Democrats Make Gains in North Carolina Against Backdrop of Voter Suppression
Changing demographics, combined with the three-year effort by state Republicans to suppress minority and youth turnout, led to close races.
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Defending Democracy Just Got a Whole Lot Harder
This election exposed multiple threats to democracy and civic institutions that go well beyond traditional progressive concerns over big money and voter suppression.
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Mourn. Then Organize.
This nation has survived political crises before, and it will again if progressives refrain from pointing fingers and start organizing.
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From “Trumpkin” to “Trumpista,” Trump-Inspired Words Proliferate
Whether or not Donald Trump wins this election, his candidacy will have added several new words to the nation’s vocabulary. From Trumpnik to Trumpista, Trumpian and Trumpism, words to describe Trump’s followers, ideology, and movement have popped up in print, on the air, and on the internet. There are trending Twitter hashtags such as #Trumpkin, […]
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What Workers and Their Friends Should Watch for on Election Day
From pro- (and anti-) worker ballot measures to state legislature races to unions’ swing-state GOTV, there’s a lot for the labor movement to keep an eye on.