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How Democrats Can Win Back The Working Class
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Handbook For The Politically Deceased
Your guide to what the hell just happened in the election and what’s ahead.
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Both parties’ campaigns purporting to “save democracy” ended up burning it down.
Project 2025 Is Even More Radical Than You Think
Project 2025, the conservative agenda for the next Trump administration, would allow him to govern through fear.
The New Movie Trump Doesn’t Want You To See
The Apprentice screenwriter calls out Hollywood for cowering to Donald Trump.
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We all live in the master planners’ world now. So what can we do to resist?
Senate GOP’s Scheme To Let Trump Self-Police Ethics
Trump’s Senate ally is blocking the appointment of the government’s top ethics chief, which could let Trump pick his own crony — and deliver huge gifts to Elon Musk and others.
LEVER TIME: Why The Working Class Could Deliver A Trump Victory
Unpacking the reasons why working-class Democratic stalwarts are shifting their alliance to Trump.