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Want a More Progressive Democratic Party? Stop Donating to It. Want a More Progressive Democratic Party? Stop Donating to It.
Who among us can say in a few sentences what the Democratic Party stands for? We can fix that.
Dec 2, 2016 / Lawrence Hess
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False Narratives, Not ‘Fake News,’ Are the Real Cold-War Problem False Narratives, Not ‘Fake News,’ Are the Real Cold-War Problem
Any détente initiatives by President-elect Trump must break with spurious US accounts of the new Cold War.
Nov 30, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
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The Revolution Will Not Be Staffed: How Big Organizing Can Take Down Trump The Revolution Will Not Be Staffed: How Big Organizing Can Take Down Trump
There are millions of Americans just waiting to be put to work. And there’s a hell of a lot of work to be done.
Nov 30, 2016 / Blog / Becky Bond and Zack Exley
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Elizabeth Warren Proposes to Strengthen Democratic Spines With a Powerful New Tool: Math Elizabeth Warren Proposes to Strengthen Democratic Spines With a Powerful New Tool: Math
Noting that more Americans voted for Democrats, the senator says her party has a mandate to resist Trumpism.
Nov 30, 2016 / John Nichols
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Putin Didn’t Undermine the Election—We Did Putin Didn’t Undermine the Election—We Did
Our election system is embarrassing not for anything Putin allegedly did. Leaders of both parties, if they had any concern for the republic, would move expeditiously to reform our ...
Nov 29, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Jill Stein’s Recount Drive Is Futile and Misdirected Jill Stein’s Recount Drive Is Futile and Misdirected
I’m all for recounts in any close election—but I also believe in facing facts.
Nov 28, 2016 / Bruce Shapiro
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It’s Time to Retire Steny Hoyer It’s Time to Retire Steny Hoyer
Nancy Pelosi’s leadership is essential to an opposition Democratic Party, but her whip, Steny Hoyer, is a favorite of lobbyists and corporations.
Nov 28, 2016 / Robert L. Borosage
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Republicans Cannot Claim a Mandate When Hillary Clinton Has a 2 Million-Vote Lead Republicans Cannot Claim a Mandate When Hillary Clinton Has a 2 Million-Vote Lead
A higher percentage of Americans rejected Trump in 2016 than rejected Romney in 2012.
Nov 23, 2016 / John Nichols
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Democrats: Revoking Trump’s Fast-Track Trade Authority Is Good Policy and Good Politics Democrats: Revoking Trump’s Fast-Track Trade Authority Is Good Policy and Good Politics
Trump doesn’t need fast track to accomplish bilateral deals, but he could use it to dole out corporate favors.
Nov 23, 2016 / David Dayen
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Nancy Pelosi: House Democrats Will Fight Trump, Investigate Comey Interference Nancy Pelosi: House Democrats Will Fight Trump, Investigate Comey Interference
Taking lessons from her time as minority leader under Bush, Pelosi says Democrats should play off discord within the GOP on Medicare, infrastructure, and the economy.
Nov 22, 2016 / Joan Walsh