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Letters From the January 29-February 5, 2018, Issue Letters From the January 29-February 5, 2018, Issue

Turning Texas blue?

Jan 11, 2018 / Our Readers

Trump Speaks with Reporters

Trump Is Winning the War on Truth Trump Is Winning the War on Truth

Lying presidents aren’t new, but Trump’s mendacity stands apart.

Jan 11, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

Kenneth Marcus

Students Beware: This Trump Nominee Doesn’t Believe in Your Civil Rights Students Beware: This Trump Nominee Doesn’t Believe in Your Civil Rights

Kenneth Marcus has a history of opposing affirmative action and attacking the First Amendment rights of Israel critics.

Jan 10, 2018 / StudentNation / Dima Khalidi

Corn Cob Farming

Donald Trump Has Sold Out Family Farmers Donald Trump Has Sold Out Family Farmers

Trump claims he’s “fighting for our farmers,” but his policies mainly benefit agribusiness.

Jan 9, 2018 / Zoë Carpenter

CASA de Maryland, an immigration advocacy and assistance organization, holds a rally in Lafayette Park, across from the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 8, 2018.

Don’t Let Trump Force Nearly 200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants to Leave the Country Don’t Let Trump Force Nearly 200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants to Leave the Country

You can also let your representatives know where you stand on net neutrality and join a state-based campaign to expand voting rights.

Jan 9, 2018 / NationAction

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Trump’s Policies Offer Plutocracy on Steroids, Not Economic Populism Trump’s Policies Offer Plutocracy on Steroids, Not Economic Populism

Democrats must expose the president’s broken promise to working people.

Jan 9, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Recent Troops in Afghanistan

A New Poll Shows the Public Is Overwhelmingly Opposed to Endless US Military Interventions A New Poll Shows the Public Is Overwhelmingly Opposed to Endless US Military Interventions

There is a wide bipartisan majority that seeks an American foreign policy of realism and restraint.

Jan 9, 2018 / James Carden

Telling It Like It Isn’t

Telling It Like It Isn’t Telling It Like It Isn’t

Kellyanne Conway keeps spinning her “alternative facts.”

Jan 9, 2018 / OppArt / Robbie Conal

The Resistance to Trump Will Be Local

The Resistance to Trump Will Be Local The Resistance to Trump Will Be Local

Strong community makes it harder to win by being a jerk and a bully.

Jan 9, 2018 / Feature / Bill McKibben

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The Orange Menace—and the Even More Dangerous Party That Stands With Him The Orange Menace—and the Even More Dangerous Party That Stands With Him

Trump isn’t chiefly responsible for the wholesale damage being done to the country. The primary culprit is the GOP.

Jan 9, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage

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