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An Anthropology of the Luxury Life?

Social scientists are starting to place the lives of the wealthy under the same microscope formerly trained on primitive tribes in Borneo. Could their research ever help us understand phenomena like the ugliness of the Donald?

Progressive Breakfast

Hillary Faces New Tensions With Left "WikiLeaks poisons Hillary’s relationship with left" reports Politico: "Liberal groups and activists are assembling opposition research-style dossiers of the most dismissive comments in the WikiLeaks emails about icons of their...

The Four Unknowns On Election Day

The only unknowns are whether: Hillary Clinton can break 50 percent of the popular vote, Gary Johnson can break 5 percent, Evan McMullin can win Utah’s 6 electoral votes, Democrats can claim the Senate or even the House.

It’s Game Over After the Las Vegas Debate

Hillary Clinton will be the next president of the United States. But while Clinton grows more confident making the progressive case on domestic and social issues, she seems intent on doubling down on our failed efforts to police the globe.

How Can We Do 'Trade' Right?

People have figured out that our country's "trade" deals haven't been working our so well for "our country." A visit to Flint, Detroit or so many other places clearly shows what's wrong.

Progressive Breakfast

Trump Undermines Democracy at Final Debate GOP senators rip Trump for refusing to accept Election Day results. The Hill: "'.@realDonaldTrump saying that he might not accept election results is beyond the pale,' tweeted [Sen. Jeff] Flake. And [Sen. Lindsey] Graham...

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