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Jimmy Carter and liberalism’s lost opportunity

08.01.2025 2

Washington Post

E.j. Dionne Jr

The opposition to Trump isn’t inert. It’s reflecting — and that’s good.

29.12.2024 10

Washington Post

E.j. Dionne Jr

Trump and Musk can’t take away my hope in government

24.12.2024 40

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E.j. Dionne Jr

Progressives should defend Biden’s legacy to protect their future

Besides the president and his staff, who should care about how Joe Biden’s policy legacy is judged? Everyone who believes that government should...

15.12.2024 3

Washington Post

E.j. Dionne Jr

Containing Trump 2.0 requires new strategies — and the best of the old

05.12.2024 30

Washington Post

E.j. Dionne Jr

My hometown broke its 100-year Democratic streak. What can that teach us?

Every Thanksgiving, Fall River ranks high on my gratitude list. The venerable mill town in southeastern Massachusetts imparted many of the values I...

30.11.2024 100

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E.j. Dionne Jr

The lessons in progressives’ hidden 2024 victories

25.11.2024 30

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E.j. Dionne Jr

Trump will take office as a lame duck. That could matter — a lot.

Fourteen words should guide how citizens and politicians approach the next four years: “No person shall be elected to the office of the President...

17.11.2024 1

Washington Post

E.j. Dionne Jr

Did you miss the Trump surge? So did I. What can we learn?

There’s a style of political autopsy designed mostly to demonstrate the genius of the pathologist: Dear candidate, if you had followed my advice,...

08.11.2024 30

Washington Post

E.j. Dionne Jr

Kamala Harris’s closing argument: Donald Trump’s own words

DETROIT — Vice President Kamala Harris has an indispensable ally as she closes her presidential campaign. She carries messages from him nearly...

21.10.2024 100

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E.j. Dionne Jr

Vance’s debate performance was a breathtaking exercise in sane-washing

JD Vance demonstrated something important at Tuesday’s vice-presidential debate: Except on immigration, the Ohio Republican senator knows that a...

03.10.2024 70

Washington Post

E.j. Dionne Jr

Kamala Harris wants to extend her honeymoon — but is ready if it ends

How long will her critics underestimate her? She only needs 100 days. Vice President Harris speaks at the White House on Thursday. (Julia...

28.07.2024 30

Washington Post

E.j. Dionne Jr