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Have Democrats Learned Their Lesson? There’s Reason for Hope. Have Democrats Learned Their Lesson? There’s Reason for Hope.
Democrats will have to work harder to establish a clear, compelling vision of what they are for beyond opposition to Trump.
Nov 7, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Trump Is Creating a Grifter Economy Trump Is Creating a Grifter Economy
The White House’s economic plans help the scheming and powerful swindle ordinary Americans.
Nov 2, 2017 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
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Why Democrats Need a 50-State Strategy Why Democrats Need a 50-State Strategy
There is a real desire for progressive solutions in every part of the country—including areas that many Democrats have, unfortunately, written off.
Oct 10, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Democrats Are Fighting Among Themselves, and That’s Okay Democrats Are Fighting Among Themselves, and That’s Okay
When parties are in the wilderness, they need a healthy debate about ideals.
Aug 11, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage
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The Debate Democrats Can’t Duck The Debate Democrats Can’t Duck
The populist temper of the time is rousing citizens across the country. Politics as usual won’t suffice anymore.
Jul 11, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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We Are the 99 Percent—Except for the Top 20 Percent of Us We Are the 99 Percent—Except for the Top 20 Percent of Us
In a new book, Richard V. Reeves argues that members of the upper middle class, not just the ultra-wealthy, are making our society profoundly unequal.
Jul 3, 2017 / Bryce Covert
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Tom Frank: On the Road in Trump Country Tom Frank: On the Road in Trump Country
How Trump won, and why Clinton lost.
Apr 14, 2017 / Audio / Jon Wiener
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How Democrats Can Win Back the Working Class How Democrats Can Win Back the Working Class
Regaining the trust of working-class voters who supported Trump will take more than opposition—it will take a real commitment to addressing the challenges that working people face.
Mar 15, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Taking It to the States Taking It to the States
State and local government is where the next generation of progressive voices will emerge.
Nov 22, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Urban and Rural America Are Connected by Economic Refugees Like Me Urban and Rural America Are Connected by Economic Refugees Like Me
I watched election 2016 from Brooklyn, but I grew up a black girl in a small town.
Nov 16, 2016 / Erin Malone