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Trump's Perverse Populism

Donald Trump’s inaugural address stunned Washington elites.  The New York Times, Washington Post and others commented on its unbridled populism, its accusatory tone.  The Post’s antiquated conservative, George Will, scorned it as “the most dreadful inaugural address...

The Poisonous Politics of David Brock

The following was originally published in The Nation   David Brock is the darling of Democratic Party millionaires and billionaires. Donald Trump’s inauguration has sparked rallies in defense of Medicare and Medicaid, women’s marches across the country, protests...

House Democrats: New Leadership, New Energy

The following was originally published at TheNation.com House Democrats will caucus this week to decide who will lead them in the coming term as they gird for the assault coming from Trump and the Republican congressional majorities. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, head of the...

Taking on Trump: Lessons from the Reagan Years

How do Democrats respond to the coming of Donald Trump? The tens of thousands in the streets across the country provide one answer: no business as usual. Trump’s first appointments – a retired general as national security advisor whom Colin Powell privately terms...

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