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How Loyalty Trumps Qualification in Trump Universe

How Loyalty Trumps Qualification in Trump Universe How Loyalty Trumps Qualification in Trump Universe

Meet “first buddy” Elon Musk.

Nov 21, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Kamala Harris and former Representative Liz Cheney, Republican of Wyoming, hold a moderated town hall discussion at the Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak, Michigan, on October 21, 2024.

Bury the #Resistance, Once and For All Bury the #Resistance, Once and For All

It had a bad run, and now it’s over. Let’s move on and find a new way to fight the right.

Nov 21, 2024 / Katherine Krueger

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks onstage during a Pride celebration on June 28, 2023, in Washington, DC.

Trans People Shouldn’t Be Scapegoated for Democrats’ Failures Trans People Shouldn’t Be Scapegoated for Democrats’ Failures

Politicians and pundits are stoking a backlash to trans rights in the wake of the election. They’re playing a dangerous game.

Nov 20, 2024 / Sydney Bauer

What Will a Peace Movement Look Like Under Trump’s Second Presidency?

What Will a Peace Movement Look Like Under Trump’s Second Presidency? What Will a Peace Movement Look Like Under Trump’s Second Presidency?

An all-hands-on-deck approach to the coming world of Donald Trump and crew is distinctly in order.

Nov 20, 2024 / William D. Hartung

Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough

Mr. Scarborough Goes to Mar-a-Lago Mr. Scarborough Goes to Mar-a-Lago

The hosts of Joe Biden’s favorite political talk show have quickly pivoted to kissing the ring of the incoming president.

Nov 20, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

A presentation at a conference hosted by Class Action and Brown University Students for Educational Equity.

The Elite College Students Fighting to End Legacy Admissions  The Elite College Students Fighting to End Legacy Admissions 

In November, organizers at more than 18 universities met for a conference with Class Action to discuss how to democratize higher education.

Nov 20, 2024 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia

Kamala Harris, campaigning in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2024, faces protests from hundreds of people expressing disapproval of her administration’s Gaza policy.

Harris’s Gaza Policy Was a Disaster on Every Level Harris’s Gaza Policy Was a Disaster on Every Level

Palestine may not have swung the election one way or another. But Democrats unquestionably paid a high price for their refusal to hold Israel accountable.

Nov 19, 2024 / Y.L. Al-Sheikh

Former president Donald Trump speaks after being declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on November 6, 2024.

Donald Trump Has NOT Won a Majority of the Votes Cast for President Donald Trump Has NOT Won a Majority of the Votes Cast for President

Donald Trump’s popular vote total has fallen below 50 percent, and his margin over Kamala Harris has narrowed considerably as all the votes are counted.

Nov 19, 2024 / John Nichols

Close-up of Gov. Pritzker with his left hand up in a fist.

When Does Power Concede? Thwarting MAGA Will Take More Than Protest and Symbolic Resistance. When Does Power Concede? Thwarting MAGA Will Take More Than Protest and Symbolic Resistance.

If we want to deploy actual power to block Trump’s vicious agenda once he takes control of the federal government, we will have to look to the states.

Nov 19, 2024 / Van Gosse

Kamala Harris pauses while speaking on stage as she concedes the election, at Howard University on November 6, 2024, in Washington, DC.

The Left Didn’t Sink Kamala Harris. Here's What Did. The Left Didn’t Sink Kamala Harris. Here's What Did.

It’s easier to blame activists, but far more powerful forces have led Democrats to neglect the real crises facing Americans.

Nov 18, 2024 / Waleed Shahid

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