A more insurgent campaign, like the one the former professor waged for the Senate, could make the Democratic frontrunner a stronger candidate.
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Rand Paul’s Millennial Quest: A Little Libertarian, A Lot of Something Else
Win or lose, the neo-libertarian stands to change the DNA of the Grand Old Party.
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The Making of Ferguson: How Decades of Hostile Policy Created a Powder Keg
Long before the shooting of Michael Brown, official racial-isolation policies primed Ferguson for this summer’s events.
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Must Environmentalists and Labor Activists Find Themselves at Odds With Each Other?
The need for jobs, and the ecological limits to growth
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Meet the Billionaires Backing Team Blue With a Megaphone Only Money Can Buy
Conservatives have the Kochs and Rupert Murdoch, but progressives have their mega-donors, too.Â
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Can Liberalism Survive the Obama Presidency? (Yes, It Can.)
If Obama is a transformative figure, it isn’t in the ideological way he seemed after his election.
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Will Economic Populism Win Back the Midwest for Democrats?
The decline of industrial unions and significant demographic changes portend challenging times for the region’s Democrats.Â
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How Two Centrist Dems May Herald a Progressive Future for Georgia
As Republicans head to the polls to select a U.S. Senate candidate who will almost certainly hail from the right, Michelle Nunn and Jason Carter–daughter of Senator Sam and grandson of President Jimmy–take the middle path on a road destined to veer left.
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Why Democrats Need to Take Sides in America’s Class War
Straddling class divisions is so last century. There’s a new base in town, and it includes a lot of people who used to be middle-class but aren’t anymore.
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Hillary Clinton’s New Image: Cool Grandma. Can She Maintain It?
Her attitude—unabashedly feminist, casually in charge—was captured most effectively toward the end of her stint as secretary of state. Can she keep it as a candidate?
