So much for the democratic West. U.S. and Israeli foreign policy seeks to build an alliance of bigoted semi- and outright authoritarians.
Harold Meyerson
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Kinder, Gentler, Savage, Vicious Donald
Have Trump’s speechwriters ever met each other? Have they ever met him?
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The Air Traffic Controllers Even the Score
Reagan fired their predecessors for striking in 1981. Today, they got sick, stayed home, and forced Trump to end the shutdown.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump Said Nothing New or True Last Night, but He Said It in Less Time Than It Usually Takes
A legally dubious declaration of national emergency may be his only way out of his self-created conundrum.
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Imperatives for Democrats
For all their differences, House Democrats need to unite around a pro-worker agenda. The party also needs a smart way to winnow its immense field of presidential prospects.
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How to Compel Big Employers to Be Better Employers
Some innovative proposals from American’s only woke venture capitalist
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Unions, Millennials, and Their Ostensibly Liberal Elders
Slate and Grinnell College seek to bust unions, while Congress has forgotten to pay its interns.
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The Myth of the Benevolent Postwar Corporation
Unions, not benevolent corporations, were responsible for the postwar rise in worker income.
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Want a Democrat in the White House? Reform the Primaries
With anywhere from ten to 30 presidential candidates, only ranked-choice voting can produce a viable nominee.
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Why Would Progressives Back a Right-Wing Challenge to Nancy Pelosi?
The attack on her speakership is coming from the Democrats’ conservative wing.