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How New York City’s Political Shift Will Impact Democrats Nationally

How New York City’s Political Shift Will Impact Democrats Nationally

Zohran Mamdani’s win as Democratic nominee for NYC mayor has put Democrats in a tough spot
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John Polonis
The GOP’s Big Beautiful Betrayal: Why Republicans Are Jumping Ship

The GOP’s Big Beautiful Betrayal: Why Republicans Are Jumping Ship

Faced with punishing voters or defying Trump, some Republicans are choosing neither — and leaving.
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Dick Dowdell
If We Don’t Like What’s Being Served, Can We Walk Away From The Table?

If We Don’t Like What’s Being Served, Can We Walk Away From The Table?

Reclaiming our role in democracy’s future
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Jacqueline Jannotta
We Need More Leaders Like Ulysses S. Grant

We Need More Leaders Like Ulysses S. Grant

Reflecting on a visit to Grant’s Tomb, an underrated gem in New York City
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John Polonis
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Protected by Whiteness — Why Immigration Status is an Excuse for Racism

Protected by Whiteness — Why Immigration Status is an Excuse for Racism

How my experience as a white immigrant highlights why the immigration debate is about race not legal status
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Hannah Heering
These 128 Democrats Just Voted Against Donald Trump’s Impeachment

These 128 Democrats Just Voted Against Donald Trump’s Impeachment

Why the hell would they do that?
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Maria Cassano
Why Many American White Supremacists Seem to Love Israel

Why Many American White Supremacists Seem to Love Israel

The paradox of America’s far-right support for a Jewish state
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E.V. Solanas (إيفيلينا) | 🇵🇸
Justice Jackson’s Stark Warning: The Supreme Court Is Endangering Democracy

Justice Jackson’s Stark Warning: The Supreme Court Is Endangering Democracy

Her dissent reveals how the Court is surrendering its power to stop unconstitutional executive actions
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Dick Dowdell
Make War the Hardest Decision a Leader Has to Make, Not the Easiest

Make War the Hardest Decision a Leader Has to Make, Not the Easiest

Trump’s Iran strike risks repeating a cycle of power, profit, and pain, history demands we choose diplomacy instead.
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Shaant
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How the GOP Sold Out America — and Why I Cannot Support It

How the GOP Sold Out America — and Why I Cannot Support It

The party of freedom became the party of billionaires. Here’s how I finally saw the truth.
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Dick Dowdell
Why Are My Fellow Progressives Sabotaging Our Only Chance To Stop Trump?

Why Are My Fellow Progressives Sabotaging Our Only Chance To Stop Trump?

The Democratic Party is our only chance.
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Richard Johnson
Forgive Them, For They Know Not What They Do

Forgive Them, For They Know Not What They Do

How Trump’s attack on science is crippling American innovation
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Dick Dowdell
We’ve Been Here Before!

We’ve Been Here Before!

Why neither socialism nor capitalism can save us from ourselves
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Dick Dowdell
Trade Deficits: Fighting the Symptom, Ignoring the Cause

Trade Deficits: Fighting the Symptom, Ignoring the Cause

Why Decades of U.S. Trade Gaps Reflect Strength — Not Weakness
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G. Willikers
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