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12 Notes From a Political Autopsy

Somebody once said that healing is the process of reclaiming our own biographies. Millions of people are trying to heal right now, but their stories remain unwritten. What killed the Democrats' chances? People are still sifting through the data, but here are twelve...

Resist! Reorganize! Revitalize!

The peaceful transition of power from one elected president to the next under the rule of law is a sacred hallmark of our Republic. None can deny that Donald Trump is the legally chosen president-elect. But that does not necessarily mean, as some in the media and the...

Is TPP Really Dead?

Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) dead or not? The President-elect says he is against TPP. TPP may be the thing that cost Clinton the election. The voters obviously were against it. The head of the Senate says he won't bring it up for a vote. But House Speaker...

Five Reasons For Liberals To Have Hope

To help us through these dark days, over at Politico I offered "Five Reasons For Liberals To Have Hope." I'll excerpt it here: 1. Most Americans Did Not Want Donald Trump to be President Trump ran second in the popular vote at 47.5 percent as of Wednesday morning, a...

Education Victories Democrats Can Rally Around

Sorting through this week's humiliating defeat by Donald Trump at the polls, Democrats are having a hard time finding any bright spots in all the darkness. But Trump's victory was a very close one (he lost the popular vote) and may be easy to reverse in 2020 with a...

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