He still occupies an emotionally powerful place in the liberal imagination.
Obama Administration
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The War on Regulation
Under Trump, it’s open season on health, safety, labor, financial, and environmental measures—that protect people who voted for him.
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Trump’s All-Too-Powerful Surveillance Infrastructure
President Trump’s penchant for naming ‘enemies’ echoes Richard Nixon’s, with one difference: Trump has a much bigger treasure trove of personal data at his disposal.
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A Just Conclusion in the Snowden Case
Edward Snowden deserves a plea bargain that balances his interests with those of the U.S. government.
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Undocumented and Exposed
DACA recipients are grappling with fear and uncertainty on the eve of Trump’s presidency, unsure whether they face deportation, job loss, or government abuse of their personal information.
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VHA Support for Nurse Practitioners Draws Fire from Medical Leaders
The Veterans Health Administration has weighed in on a controversy that has embroiled medicine and nursing for the last 50 years: whether advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) can operate without direct physician supervision. On December 14, the VHA amended its medical regulations to “permit full practice authority” to many of the system’s nurse practitioners, a […]
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White Nationalist Bigotry Is the Official Policy of Trump’s White House
Conservatives who indignantly hounded African Americans from government jobs during the Clinton and Obama administrations haven’t batted an eye at the overt racism of Donald Trump’s appointees.
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Things Are About to Get Really Ugly for the Labor Movement
Unions were finally on an upswing. Now, they’re staring down the barrel of the GOP’s gun.
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Obama’s Plan to Destroy America Has Failed Miserably
Can’t this guy do anything right?
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Q&A: Hamid Karzai and the “Afghan Disaster”
An interview with Joshua Partlow, author of a new book on the Karzai family and the failed U.S. mission in Afghanistan.
