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After Bannon, Do Hawks Rule the Roost?

Don’t get me wrong. I hardly mourn Steve Bannon’s departure from government. Writing in The Huffington Post  last summer, right after Bannon replaced Paul Manafort as Trump’s campaign manager, I was one of the first to warn of the dangers Bannon posed. Having  met...

What To Make Of The Democrats' Growing Divide On Education

At the same time Donald Trump's vile presidency is unifying Democratic resistance to his policies on civil rights, healthcare, and immigration, his views on education policy, and those of his Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, are dividing Democrats. Evidence of this...

As Trump Hits a New Low, Here's How We Go High

It has, today, come to this: The person holding the title of president of the United States in 2017 decries the loss of "beautiful statues and monuments" to white supremacy, "sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart." This is a new...

Busting Myths About the Confederacy

As white supremacists and neo-Nazis crawl out of the woodwork and try to infest our communities with hate, it is important to contest their revisionist history. Yes, take down the statues that were erected to whitewash the Confederate cause and directly or indirectly...

No More Trickle-Down Trade Deals

Free trade be damned. People don’t need any more free trade. They need jobs. And not just any jobs. They need good jobs with living wages and decent benefits. That’s what negotiators from the United States, Canada and Mexico must prioritize as they begin talks this...

Movements Are Driving Democratic Party Debate

As Donald Trump’s demented presidency grows ever more isolated, calls for unified opposition grow louder.  Political publications and Twitter are flooded with warnings about the Democratic Party’s supposed massive circular firing squad, also known as the “Left’s War...

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