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The Only Thing Ruth Bader Ginsburg Did Wrong Was Apologize The Only Thing Ruth Bader Ginsburg Did Wrong Was Apologize
Who is better positioned to call Donald Trump out as a “faker” ignorant of the constitutional values that bind us together?
Jul 15, 2016 / James D. Zirin
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Mike Pence Is a Smooth-Talking Todd Akin Mike Pence Is a Smooth-Talking Todd Akin
The guy who led the crusade against Planned Parenthood and signed anti-abortion laws will drive more women to Hillary Clinton.
Jul 15, 2016 / Joan Walsh
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Trump Pick Pence Is a Right-Wing Political Careerist Who Desperately Wants Out of Indiana Trump Pick Pence Is a Right-Wing Political Careerist Who Desperately Wants Out of Indiana
A Limbaugh-loving, Koch-connected member of the corporate conservative political establishment.
Jul 14, 2016 / John Nichols
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Vice President Mike Pence Would Be a Dream for the Koch Brothers Vice President Mike Pence Would Be a Dream for the Koch Brothers
Donald Trump has long boasted of his independence from GOP donors, but that may be changing.
Jul 14, 2016 / George Zornick
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Is the Human Race Too Stupid to Survive? Is the Human Race Too Stupid to Survive?
Or are we living in some kind of heavy-handed political satire?
Jul 14, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
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Don’t Forget: Someone Loved Philando Castile, Someone Loved Alton Sterling Don’t Forget: Someone Loved Philando Castile, Someone Loved Alton Sterling
Kai Wright on Black Lives Matter after Dallas, Harold Meyerson on Trump’s GOP, and Clara Bingham on remembering the sixties.
Jul 14, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
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Notorious RBG Drops a Truth Bomb Notorious RBG Drops a Truth Bomb
Donald Trump is a faker who will say whatever comes into his head.
Jul 13, 2016 / John Nichols
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Both Parties Are Battling for the South—but the South Wants Something in Return Both Parties Are Battling for the South—but the South Wants Something in Return
Our roundtable reveals new trends in a changing region.
Jul 13, 2016 / Jesse Williams, Elizabeth Bruenig, Josie Duffy, Kareem Crayton, and Jake McGraw
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As We Approach the Conventions, Tell the Democratic and Republican Parties to Let the Press Do Its Job As We Approach the Conventions, Tell the Democratic and Republican Parties to Let the Press Do Its Job
Journalists have faced insults and threats, exclusion from campaigns, and harassment from candidates’ supporters.
Jul 12, 2016 / NationAction
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How Bernie Sanders Delivered the Most Progressive Platform in Democratic Party History How Bernie Sanders Delivered the Most Progressive Platform in Democratic Party History
I was a Sanders representative to the platform committee. Here’s what I saw.
Jul 12, 2016 / Heather Gautney