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Donald Trump, Expert Negotiator, Refuses to Meet With His Unionizing Workers Donald Trump, Expert Negotiator, Refuses to Meet With His Unionizing Workers

Trump International Hotel Las Vegas employees want him to meet with their union—and he keeps running from them.

Mar 15, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Bernie Sanders Mounts an Independent Democratic Challenge to Media as Usual

Bernie Sanders Mounts an Independent Democratic Challenge to Media as Usual Bernie Sanders Mounts an Independent Democratic Challenge to Media as Usual

The senator explains media and politics to Chuck Todd.

Mar 15, 2016 / John Nichols

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

More Notes From the Long Slog to Election Day More Notes From the Long Slog to Election Day

Which is still very far away.

Mar 15, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

How the Sanders Campaign Is Reinventing the Use of Tech in Politics

How the Sanders Campaign Is Reinventing the Use of Tech in Politics How the Sanders Campaign Is Reinventing the Use of Tech in Politics

The watchword is no longer Big Data but Big Organizing, in which thousands of volunteers play a leadership role in the campaign.

Mar 14, 2016 / Micah L. Sifry

Trump protest Chicago

How Far Should Anti-Trump Protesters Take It? How Far Should Anti-Trump Protesters Take It?

The students at Chicago were brave and organized. But there’s also a danger to escalating confrontations.

Mar 14, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

Protest Donald Trump and What He Stands for Everywhere

Protest Donald Trump and What He Stands for Everywhere Protest Donald Trump and What He Stands for Everywhere

Violence—actual, desired, and imagined—has been at the spasmodic heart of American politics since September 11, and the GOP front-runner knows it.

Mar 14, 2016 / Bruce Shapiro

Paul Krugman Raises the White Flag on Trade

Paul Krugman Raises the White Flag on Trade Paul Krugman Raises the White Flag on Trade

The Times columnist made his name by ridiculing critics of globalization. Now he admits that “free-trade” cheerleading was mostly garbage.

Mar 14, 2016 / William Greider

Relax—Bernie’s Supporters Will Back Hillary If She’s the Nominee

Relax—Bernie’s Supporters Will Back Hillary If She’s the Nominee Relax—Bernie’s Supporters Will Back Hillary If She’s the Nominee

Come November, the Democratic coalition is going to vote in force to stop Donald Trump or Ted Cruz.

Mar 14, 2016 / Joshua Holland

Trump

Trump’s Storm Troopers and the Possibility of American Fascism Trump’s Storm Troopers and the Possibility of American Fascism

He may not be Hitler or Mussolini, but his campaign should have voters worried for the future.

Mar 14, 2016 / Bob Dreyfuss

North Carolina Voter ID Flyers

North Carolina’s Voter ID Law Could Block 218,000 Registered Voters From the Polls North Carolina’s Voter ID Law Could Block 218,000 Registered Voters From the Polls

The controversial restriction takes effect for the first time in the March 15 primary.

Mar 14, 2016 / Ari Berman

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