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May 25, 2023
Focusing on the Differences Between DeSantis and Trump Is Plainly Absurd
In the areas where Americans would be most severely affected, there’s hardly a fly’s hair of separation between them.
Clarence Lusane
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March 31, 2023
Trump’s Indictment Will Dominate the 2024 Election
The GOP’s defense of the former president means the election will be a referendum on the rule of law.
Jeet Heer
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March 24, 2023
Pious Pence and Sanctimonious Ron Take a Pounding
The recent poor showing by both of Trump’s leading rivals show he’s a hard act to imitate.
Jeet Heer
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March 20, 2023
Reagan, Trump, and the Price of Presidential Impunity
New evidence of 1980 election shenanigans has implications for the debate on prosecuting Trump.
Jeet Heer
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March 20, 2023
Florida Man Trashes the Constitution and History in Pursuit of the White House
Thanks to an anemic opposition, Ron DeSantis won reelection by a landslide. But if national Democrats don’t learn from the Florida party’s mistakes, the governor could take his crackpot crusade even further.
Chris Lehmann for The Nation
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March 17, 2023
Pat Schroeder Would Have Changed American Politics Forever
For a moment in 1987, it felt like the trailblazing Colorado representative, who died this week, could become the first female president of the United States.
John Nichols
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March 8, 2023
Nikki Haley’s Presidential Run Is Already a National Joke
Her Machiavellian maneuvering notwithstanding, count on one thing: She won’t be able to beat either Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis.
Clarence Lusane
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March 6, 2023
Reports of Trump’s Demise Are Premature, and His Threat of “Retribution” Is Serious
At CPAC, the former president outlines his plan to regain the GOP nomination—and the White House.
Jeet Heer
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February 17, 2023
Nikki Haley’s Anti-Union Fanaticism Is Wild Even for a Republican
The 2024 presidential hopeful has one thing that really sets her apart from her rivals: the depth of her hatred for organized labor.
John Nichols
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February 8, 2023
Biden Just Showed Us How He’ll Run for Reelection
The State of the Union made it clear: Biden is running in 2024, and he thinks his path to victory runs through blue-collar America.
John Nichols