If Brexit actually happens, those most harmed will be the people who voted for it. How did Britain get into such a mess, and how might she yet muddle out of it?
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White Nationalism and Economic Nationalism
Democrats can’t compete with Bannon on racism—and shouldn’t—but they can certainly outdo him when it comes to good jobs.
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What Will It Take for Black Lives to Matter?
Nonviolent, cross-racial coalitions are the only way back to a decent America.
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The Freedom Caucus’s Man on the Inside
Mick Mulvaney has his dream job as director of OMB. Given the general chaos in Trump-world, what can he make of it?
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Real Tax Reform: What It Is and What It Isn’t
Trump’s proposed tax cuts, mostly on corporations and the wealthy, will do nothing to help the people who elected him president.
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Slaying the Partisan Gerrymander
With extreme gerrymanders on the rise, it is time for the Supreme Court—and the states—to curb a practice that has gotten out of control.
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France and Germany: An Aging Couple Carries On
Merkel and Macron need each other, as emblems of a still vital European center. But can Macron deliver more than symbols, and will Merkel take her foot off Europe’s oxygen hose?
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Despair Is Not an Option
The Trump presidency is not the end of the American story.
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The Pittsburgh Conundrum
Can you have a model city in a left-behind region?
