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Feature
Three scholars of American politics and history consider whether we're on the verge of a fundamental realignment.
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A new generation sees hope in the party.
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Bernie Sanders will go to Philadelphia with more pledged delegates than any insurgent in modern history. Here’s what he could do with them.
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The vague term obscures where power really lies.
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Editorial
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Facing hundreds of billions of dollars in potential damages, the fossil-fuel giant is trying to change the subject.
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Plus, a woman’s boyfriend has a tax crisis.
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The great champion of peace and justice, from Catonsville to Occupy, has died at age 94.
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Column
The days of standing for office just to make a point may be over.
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It’s not his focus on the economy—it’s that he doesn’t seem to understand that the economy is structured by gender and race.
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Books & the Arts
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Why do the politics of free markets and cultural reaction keep returning like some Republican Freddy Krueger?
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The outstanding political film of the 2016 presidential season is about the 2013 New York City mayoral race.
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Thomas Bernhard makes intricate fiction from the grit and putty of life.
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How did Prohibition turn into a law-enforcement extravaganza?
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Letters
Childbearing vs. child-rearing… Lost in translation?…