Campaigns and Elections

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Here Comes the Next Financial Crisis Here Comes the Next Financial Crisis

Trump’s deregulators are setting the economy on fire.

Feb 1, 2018 / Nomi Prins

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Trump’s All-Out Attack on the Rule of Law Trump’s All-Out Attack on the Rule of Law

Accusing the FBI and DOJ of partisanship and conspiracies, the president is setting the stage for a constitutional crisis.

Feb 1, 2018 / Bob Dreyfuss

The FBI Is Setting Up a Task Force to Monitor Social Media

The FBI Is Setting Up a Task Force to Monitor Social Media The FBI Is Setting Up a Task Force to Monitor Social Media

But it is the worst possible candidate for the job.

Feb 1, 2018 / Chip Gibbons

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The Reasons Why White Women Vote Republican—and What to Do About It The Reasons Why White Women Vote Republican—and What to Do About It

White women do not—and likely will not—constitute the progressive base. But many more of them might vote Democratic in the coming elections.

Feb 1, 2018 / Julie Kohler

Latinos Are the Key to Taking Back the Senate in 2018

Latinos Are the Key to Taking Back the Senate in 2018 Latinos Are the Key to Taking Back the Senate in 2018

A smart infusion of time and money could flip Arizona, Nevada, and Texas.

Jan 31, 2018 / Steve Phillips

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On Tuesday Night, Trump Will Double Down on His Broken Promises On Tuesday Night, Trump Will Double Down on His Broken Promises

Trump’s victories have not been victories for the American people he claimed to represent.

Jan 30, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A young man holds up a sign at a recent rally against the repeal of the ACA

Under Trump, Red States Are Slashing the Safety Net and Blue States Are Fighting Back Under Trump, Red States Are Slashing the Safety Net and Blue States Are Fighting Back

Is America turning into two different republics sharing one set of borders?

Jan 30, 2018 / Joshua Holland

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Meet the Candidate Running to Fix Michigan’s Brutal Housing Policies Meet the Candidate Running to Fix Michigan’s Brutal Housing Policies

Abdul El-Sayed would be the first Muslim-American governor in US history.

Jan 29, 2018 / David Dayen

Glenn Simpson

Glenn Simpson Has Given Us a Russiagate Road Map Glenn Simpson Has Given Us a Russiagate Road Map

His House testimony points to Trump’s alleged ties to Russian and Italian mafias, money laundering, and shady real-estate deals.

Jan 26, 2018 / Bob Dreyfuss

Scott Walker Is Literally Preventing Wisconsinites From Voting

Scott Walker Is Literally Preventing Wisconsinites From Voting Scott Walker Is Literally Preventing Wisconsinites From Voting

The Republican governor is refusing to call special elections to fill vacant legislative seats, as his allies attack nonpartisan oversight of elections.

Jan 25, 2018 / John Nichols

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