Donald Trump addresses supporters at a December 21, 2015, campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan.(AP Photo / Carlos Osorio)
The Republican establishment is moving toward accepting Donald Trump as their candidate, says Frank Rich—they think he will make deals with them, while Ted Cruz won’t.
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Also: Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, on the global climate movement. He says the fight to end the fossil-fuel era is happening almost in secret, as local activists battle on thousands of fronts around the world.
Plus: Anna Deavere Smith, the actor and playwright, talks about her new work on the school-to-prison pipeline, and performing in her home town of Baltimore after the police killed Freddie Gray.
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