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Dem Donors Doom Gillibrand
Party elites never forgave her for doing the right thing.
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'It means killing people'
I can’t stop thinking about the time Tucker Carlson spoke the truth about the Republican Party without meaning to. It was during the president’s trip to North Korea. The Fox News host was trying to rationalize Donald Trump’s meeting with Kim Jong-un. No president has ever given
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'Republic,' 'democracy,' and 'liberal democracy'
The Times’ Jamelle Bouie debunked the whole “we’re a republic, not a democracy thing.” For those unfamiliar with it, this is a tired trope that racists (for the most part) roll out to justify minority rule (think voter suppression). Bouie writes that while the founders were skeptical of direct
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Trump 'orders' firms out of China
China issued new retaliatory tariffs this morning on American goods. The president then posted a retaliatory tweet in which he “ordered” US firms to stop doing business with China. That, as a result, spooked Wall Street into a nosedive. It’s rare when cause and effect are so clear in
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David Koch Is Dead. Good
Evil men don’t deserve silence.
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No, Trump Isn't Mentally Ill
His sadism, like that of other fascists, is rational.
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What Trump Doesn't Get about the Statue of Liberty
It's a monument to slavery’s end and the rise of a liberal democracy.
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White Envy of Black Patriotism
Reaction to 1619 Project reveals love of country built on sand.
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Hates Crimes Are Domestic Terrorism
Hatred isn’t new. What's new is hatred with easy access to massive lethality.
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When Republicans Stop Believing
A recession would mean the president's lies no longer work.
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'He's so insecure'
You hear it all the time. “He acts that way because he’s insecure.” Take guns, for instance. He bought a gun because he feels insecure. He acted out because he feels insecure. He did terrible things to others because he feels insecure. So if he felt more secure, he
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For White Evangelicals, It's Not About Fear
Attributing fear to sadism gives sadists too much credit.