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Outside agitators are a police myth

Outside agitators are a police myth

The day before the Kent State massacre in 1970, when 13 unarmed students were shot by the Ohio National Guard, the Governor of Ohio James…
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Jack Pannell
May 31, 2020
The Resistance After Trump

The Resistance After Trump

Will Political Activists Stay Engaged in a Post-Trump Era?
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Joris de Mooij
May 24, 2020
U.S.-Europe relations in the wake of Trump

U.S.-Europe relations in the wake of Trump

Will the 2020 elections rescue the Transatlantic relationship?
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Will Grant-Brook
May 19, 2020
The End of the Imperial Presidency?

The End of the Imperial Presidency?

Our last national crisis shaped an entire era of politics—will this crisis shape the next one?
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Blaise Malley
May 9, 2020
Beware the Politics of Fear

Beware the Politics of Fear

Republicans have trafficked in fear-mongering for years; Democrats should be wary of doing the same
Go to the profile of Miles Malley
Miles Malley
Apr 15, 2020
The Coming Coronavirus Ideological Realignment

The Coming Coronavirus Ideological Realignment

Why Democrats and Republicans Will Soon Swap Coronavirus Talking Points
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Miles Malley
Apr 9, 2020
How to Strike During a Pandemic

How to Strike During a Pandemic

Covid-19 is galvanizing workers to strike in the age of social distancing
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Virginia Villa
Apr 8, 2020
Narco-red scare politics makes a comeback with Trump’s Maduro indictment

Narco-red scare politics makes a comeback with Trump’s Maduro indictment

A brief history of drug trafficking allegations against Socialist governments
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Jack Pannell
Apr 3, 2020
Welcome to Tucker Carlson’s America

Welcome to Tucker Carlson’s America

The Fox News Host is the Future of the Republican Party and Democrats Should be Worried
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Blaise Malley
Mar 29, 2020
The Story of Two Mayors: Buttigieg, Messam and the Power of Media

The Story of Two Mayors: Buttigieg, Messam and the Power of Media

What the different trajectories of two presidential candidates tell us about the influence of the media
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Joris de Mooij
Mar 28, 2020
Unlearning the Lessons of 9/11

Unlearning the Lessons of 9/11

How Our Last National Crisis is Hurting Our Response to COVID-19
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Miles Malley
Mar 25, 2020
America Has an Electability Problem

America Has an Electability Problem

Why America’s obsession with electability is misguided
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Joris de Mooij
Mar 19, 2020
Everyone Learned the Wrong Lessons from 2016

Everyone Learned the Wrong Lessons from 2016

Bernie Sanders Fails to Save the Democratic Party from Itself
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Blaise Malley
Mar 6, 2020
It’s Official: Mike Bloomberg is Running to Stop Bernie; Not Trump

It’s Official: Mike Bloomberg is Running to Stop Bernie; Not Trump

The Former Mayor of New York is more Interested in Upholding the Status Quo than Upending it
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Blaise Malley
Feb 21, 2020
Insider Privilege: Biden Doesn’t Care About Your Vote

Insider Privilege: Biden Doesn’t Care About Your Vote

Joe Biden has sabotaged his campaign by telling skeptical voters not to vote for him.
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Joris de Mooij
Feb 13, 2020
The Tulsi Gabbard Conundrum: What to do when a politician takes the wrong road to the right answer?

The Tulsi Gabbard Conundrum: What to do when a politician takes the wrong road to the right answer?

The recent crisis in Iran has launched foreign policy towards the forefront of the 2020 Democratic primary. After having been largely…
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Blaise Malley
Feb 7, 2020
What does the Iowa Caucus Debacle Mean for the Democratic Primary Going Forward?

What does the Iowa Caucus Debacle Mean for the Democratic Primary Going Forward?

The results from the 2020 Iowa Caucuses are finally in. Almost. With 96% of precincts reporting (as of Wednesday night), Bernie Sanders…
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Blaise Malley
Feb 6, 2020
Lessons on the Left: What Sanders can Learn from Corbyn’s Defeat

Lessons on the Left: What Sanders can Learn from Corbyn’s Defeat

A perspective from the United Kingdom
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Jack Pannell
Feb 5, 2020
Manufacturing Consent: How the Reaction to Trump’s Strike on Soleimani Was Mismanaged

Manufacturing Consent: How the Reaction to Trump’s Strike on Soleimani Was Mismanaged

The media and Democratic candidates largely failed to respond with decisive condemnation to Trump’s strike on Iran’s top military general.
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Joris de Mooij
Jan 23, 2020
What We Can Learn from the Sanders-Warren ‘He Said, She Said’ Moment

What We Can Learn from the Sanders-Warren ‘He Said, She Said’ Moment

The 2020 Democratic nominees have enjoyed a period of relative calm over the last several months, sticking faithfully to the “anyone but…
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Virginia Villa
Jan 23, 2020
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