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Transforming the party: Democrats have failed us — it's time to rebuild from the ground up

Would it not be simpler for the government to dissolve the people and elect another? — Bertolt Brecht  It took just over three weeks for top aides...

22.12.2024 5

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Want to fight Trump? Then act now to strengthen democracy

While a post-election CBS News poll found majority support for Donald Trump’s promise to deport all undocumented immigrants, a more nuanced...

07.12.2024 20

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Why Kamala Harris lost: Around the world, incumbents are in trouble

The aftermath of Kamala Harris' electoral defeat has followed a predictable pattern: First the political pundits and then the representatives of...

01.12.2024 3

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How pioneering Black liberals battled Thomas Jefferson's "Dark Age"

“All men are created equal,” wrote slaveholder Thomas Jefferson, in words that have been a source of consternation ever since. That was less...

10.11.2024 10

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Six big lies that won the election: How Donald Trump gaslit America

Nine days before Election Day, Donald Trump delivered his closing argument at a Madison Square Garden rally that drew comparisons to a 1939...

09.11.2024 30

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Fighting demons: The New Apostolic Reformation is waging a holy war against democracy

“You do not attack the enemy — you attack the enemy’s strategy,” and the strategy of the Christian right “has always been to master the...

20.10.2024 10

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Who created the "constitutional sheriff" myth? Hint: It's not in the Constitution

Four years ago, George Floyd’s murder and the resulting months of demonstrations brought unprecedented scrutiny to the deeply problematic practices...

28.09.2024 4

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Are sheriffs special in America? Definitely — but not the way the far right claims

Sheriffs are unique figures in American politics and American society — but not in the way that many people, especially on the far right, would...

15.09.2024 7

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How Kamala Harris can fight the renegade Supreme Court — and win

“When we fight, we win!” Kamala Harris has made that the clarion call of her campaign. But if Democrats are to deliver on their promises once...

31.08.2024 10

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Donald Trump and JD Vance: Decoding a double dose of right-wing racism

The Republican ticket of Donald Trump and JD Vance is currently being subjected to well-deserved ridicule, but even if their venture ends in...

18.08.2024 1

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Beyond Harris and Trump: Swing Left forecasts "sea change" — and possible Democratic sweep

As the national political dialogue has grown increasingly chaotic, conflicted and unmoored from basic facts, political junkies may have begun to...

27.07.2024 20

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