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Election 2016

President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in the briefing room at the White House on April 16, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Missing in Action: Accountability in Trump's America

All told, the U.S. president been a perfect model in deflecting all responsibility, even as the death toll soared over 150,000 with more than four million cases reported nationwide and no end in sight.

Karen Greenberg ·

An Interview With Mimi Soltysik, 1974-2020

"I feel allied with most anyone who seeks the overthrow of capitalism."

Eoin Higgins ·

Trump’s rhetorical strategies correspond to how authoritarians have historically eroded democracy, which is why his rhetoric is so dangerous. (Photo: Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

A Field Guide to Trump's Dangerous Rhetoric

Trump was so successful in using dangerous demagogic rhetoric that no one could hold him accountable for his words and actions during the 2016 campaign or since.

Jennifer Mercieca ·

Will the Media Help Elect Trump? Again?

"The media doesn’t need to choose sides in the story. It need only courageously do its job in reporting the facts of Trump's critical role in allowing the pandemic to spread."

Robert Freeman ·

Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Vice President Joe Biden speak during the third Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas on September 12, 2019. (Photo: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

If You Understand How Trump Defeated Clinton Four Years Ago, Do You Really Vote for Joe Biden?

As Democratic establishment coalesces around Biden, 2020 primary starting to look a lot Like 2016.

Robert Reich ·

Campaign buttons for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) are seen during his event at NOAH's Event Venue on December 30, 2019 in West Des Moines, Iowa. The 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses will take place on February 3, 2020, making it the first nominating contest for the Democratic Party in choosing their presidential candidate to face Donald Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

'The Only One I Didn't Want Her to Pick': In Secret Recording, Trump Admits Fear of Clinton Picking Sanders as VP in 2016

Leaked 2018 audio recording of president was released by legal team of Lev Parnas, close associate of Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani. "You know, [Sanders] basically says we're getting screwed on trade," said Trump. "And he's right."

Jon Queally ·

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders campaigning together in 2016.

'Inexcusable': Hillary Clinton, Who Lost to Trump in 2016, Won't Commit to Helping Bernie Sanders Win in 2020

Former secretary of state claims "nobody likes" Vermont senator, currently a leading presidential Democratic candidate and the most popular elected politician in the country.

Eoin Higgins ·

Trump's Racist Demagoguery Only Works, Says Sanders, Because Too Many Americans Feel Establishment Has 'Failed Them'

"Bernie Sanders teaches Demagoguery and Fascism 101 to a very skeptical New York Times editorial board."

Julia Conley ·

Voting Rights Advocates Vow to 'Organize Harder Than GOP Can Suppress' After Judge Orders 200,000 Voters Purged From Rolls

"Don't panic. Organize."

Julia Conley ·

Forget Russia, The Real Threat to Democracy Are Corporate Assets Like Clinton and Trump

Here's a truth that is very unpopular among many in the U.S. mainstream: the nation's democracy is being corrupted from the inside, not from abroad.

Peter Bloom ·

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