Politics

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Did the Opioid Epidemic Help Donald Trump Win? Did the Opioid Epidemic Help Donald Trump Win?

New research shows that Trump made huge gains in counties with the highest rates of death from drugs, alcohol, and suicide.

Dec 7, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

J. Edgar Hoover

Neo-McCarthyism and the New Cold War Neo-McCarthyism and the New Cold War

The preceding Cold War generated a prolonged slurring and suppression of dissenting American voices, and it may be happening again.

Dec 7, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Pat McCrory

North Carolina: A Case Study for Resistance in the Trump Era North Carolina: A Case Study for Resistance in the Trump Era

In forcing Pat McCrory out of office, we proved that we do not have to concede the battle in the South.

Dec 7, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Ben Carson

With Ben Carson at HUD, America’s Cities Really Could Become Hellholes With Ben Carson at HUD, America’s Cities Really Could Become Hellholes

The neurosurgeon has blasted the agency’s work as “social engineering” and “communist.”

Dec 6, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Xavier Becerra

The Most Important Appointment Since the Election Wasn’t Made by Trump The Most Important Appointment Since the Election Wasn’t Made by Trump

California’s incoming attorney general, Congressman Xavier Becerra, is poised to lead states resisting the Trump administration.

Dec 6, 2016 / David Dayen

Hillary Clinton supporters

We Are Donald Trump We Are Donald Trump

The election removed our self-deceptions—our blindfolds—and now we stand naked before ourselves.

Dec 6, 2016 / Khalil Gibran Muhammad

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The View From 2050: Donald Trump Changed Everything The View From 2050: Donald Trump Changed Everything

If only this were science fiction.

Dec 6, 2016 / John Feffer

Michigan voting

Trump’s Lies About Voter Fraud Are Already Leading to New GOP Voter-Suppression Efforts Trump’s Lies About Voter Fraud Are Already Leading to New GOP Voter-Suppression Efforts

Republicans are rushing to make it harder to vote in states like Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Dec 6, 2016 / Ari Berman

Steven Mnuchin

Trump’s Team of Faux Populists and Real Crony Capitalists Trump’s Team of Faux Populists and Real Crony Capitalists

For progressive Democrats, the challenge now is not just to fight Trump’s policies but also to listen to the people he is betraying.

Dec 6, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Strange Career of American Exceptionalism

The Strange Career of American Exceptionalism The Strange Career of American Exceptionalism

…and Barack Obama’s curious role as its most ardent recent champion and prominent victim.

Dec 6, 2016 / Feature / Greg Grandin

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