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The Man Who Saw Trump Coming a Century Ago
In the second coming of the Gilded Age, one author's prescient theory is more important than ever.
What Would a Post-ACA America Look Like?
Life expectancy, which has been declining in the U.S., may fall even further as Republicans move to gut health care.
Trump Is Tired of Hearing “You Can’t Do That.” We Should All Be Afraid.
Trump has no patience for process or rules and wants people in place who will break the law at his command.
It’s More Urgent Than Ever That We Impeach Trump
Even if he's not convicted, it's time to draw a line in the sand.
Nipsey’s Murder Reminds Us That We Live in a Lethal Anti-Black Society
The white supremacist state profits off gun violence while blaming it on Black communities.
Homeland Security Purge Ushers in the Stephen Miller Administration
Stephen Miller’s brazen fascism now dominates White House policy.
Calculating the Damage From a Century of Drug Prohibition
The influence of the drug war has reshaped U.S. society.
Obama Pushes Neoliberal Myths on Health Care at Fundraiser
Both of our establishment political parties are scared to death of social democracy and working-class revolts.
Trump’s Inaugural Committee Is Under Criminal Investigation
Trump’s team may have violated some of the few campaign finance regulations that still apply to inaugural committees.
Conservatives Don’t Hate Socialism, They Hate Equality
Republicans are mortally afraid not so much of socialism as of equality with people they see as inferior.