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The DCCC’s controversial meddling in 2018 primaries, explained
The case for and against national Democrats intervening in primaries. By Ella Nilsen.
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Pennsylvania gerrymandering's surprise co-conspirators: Democrats
Many Democrats would rather not talk about this. By Jonathan Lai, Holly Otterbein.
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Hillary Clinton's Trickle-Down America
While they may be thriving economically, coastal cities thrive on income inequality and a politically powerless underclass. By Reihan Salam.
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Thomas Frank: From Russia, With Absurdity
The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow
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Democrats and the Crisis of Legitimacy
The American electoral system, and with it what passes for representative democracy, is facing a crisis of legitimacy reflected in continued fallout from the 2016 election... By Rob Urie.
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Democrats: Doomed to Repeat the 2016 Election
A progressive upset in Texas recalls Hillary and Bernie all over again. By W. James Antle III.
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The Rise and Fall of Clintonism
What two recent books on Bill and Hillary tell us about the political and economic costs of the New Democrats. By Ryan Cooper. (Feb. 14, 2018)
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Is Trump the New Clinton?
Foreign meddling, corruption, and sex scandals don’t always bring down a president. Just ask Bill Clinton. By Musa al-Gharbi
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‘Progressive’ Journalists Jump the Shark on Russiagate
A lack of skepticism has characterized much of the reporting on Russiagate, with undue credibility being given to questionable sources like the Steele dossier, and now progressives like Jane Mayer and Cenk Uygur are joining the bandwagon, Ray McGovern observes.
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Six Ways the 'Resistance' Gave Trump a Dictator’s Toolkit
Instead of standing up for the American people, the corporate-owned Democrats have strengthened the president. By Lee Camp.
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The Grammar of Russiagate
Closely observing the grammar of the Official Russiagate Narrative is revealing and instructive. It provides clues to the language-game being played. By Sheldon Richman.
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Revenge of the Stadium Banks
Instead of taking on gun control, Democrats are teaming with Republicans for a stealth attack on Wall Street reform. A bill that began as a well-intentioned effort to satisfy community bank grievances has instead sparked fears that Washington is paving the way for the next financial meltdown. By David Dayen.
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The Same Democrats Who Denounce Donald Trump as a Lawless, Treasonous Authoritarian Just Voted to Give Him Vast Warrantless Spying Powers
How can the rhetoric about Trump from Democratic leaders be reconciled with their actions to protect his unchecked power to spy on Americans? By Glenn Greenwald.
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DNC Chair Tom Perez, the Democratic Party’s Grim Metaphor
The corporate power structure of the Democratic Party, institutionalized in the DNC, has not given up on blocking efforts to reform the party and how it chooses a presidential nominee. By Norman Solomon. (Jan. 25, 2018)
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Democracy is Norm Erosion
“[W]hile that discourse of norm erosion won’t do much to limit Trump and the GOP, its real contribution will be to mark the outer limits of left politics, just at a moment when we’re seeing the rise of a left that seems willing to push those limits.” By Corey Robin.
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The Dead Enders
In district after district, the Democratic Party machinery is throwing its weight behind congressional candidates who are out of step with the national mood. By Ryan Grim, Lee Fang.
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Paul Krugman got the working class wrong. That blunder had consequences
One of the most influential commentators in the US now recognises that white working-class voters have shifted en masse to the Republicans. By Thomas Frank. (Jan. 10, 2018)
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Charles Barkley reacts to Doug Jones’ Alabama senate win: ‘This is a wake-up call’
An Alabama native, Barkley campaigned for Jones leading up to Tuesday’s election. By Colin Ward-Henninger.
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Open primaries? Democratic establishment bars anyone who challenges an incumbent from using the party’s Votebuilder database
Denying a modern candidate this database is a hamstringing move, virtually guaranteeing their failure. By Cory Doctorow.
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DNC Unity Reform Commission Takes a Whack at Superdelegates
Superdelegates will be far fewer in number, and bound to vote for the candidate the voters supported.
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