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From Republicans to Democrats: America is deeply divided
The past week of news has shown just how entrenched the state of polarization is in the United States today By Geoffrey Kabaservice | The...
Jay Murdock
Feb 10, 20205 min read
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The Democrats’ White People Problem
Donald Trump likes to pit elite and non-elite white people against each other. Why do white liberals play into his trap? By Joan C....
Jay Murdock
Nov 29, 201810 min read
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Why Stacey Abrams Is the Future for Democrats
“We are going to inspire voters who, for the first time, see their values in the candidate, and see the investment follow those values,”...
Jay Murdock
Aug 2, 20184 min read
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How The ACORN Scandal Seeded Today’s Nightmare Politics
Breitbart led the charge, but Democrats delivered the killing blow. Has anyone really learned? By Zach Carter and Arthur Delaney | The...
Jay Murdock
May 5, 201811 min read
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What Trump’s Putin love reveals about conservatives
Some American conservatives are attracted to authoritarianism and distrust modern Western culture By Neal Gabler | BILLMOYERS.COM | July...
Jay Murdock
Jul 22, 20176 min read
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Obama’s job new job is to keep Democrats together
Barack Obama is resurfacing. That’s good news for Democrats. By Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg View Columnist / April 30, 2017 Barack Obama...
Jay Murdock
May 2, 20173 min read
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The American left will be reborn under President Trump
Clintonian-centrism was defeated in November, but attempts to repeal Obamacare show the Republicans are weak and divided. Now is the time...
Jay Murdock
Jan 21, 20174 min read
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Democrats Must Become the Party of Freedom
Re-embracing anti-monopoly will reinvigorate American liberty and beat back Trumpism. BY BARRY C. LYNN | JANUARY 6, 2017 There are many...
Jay Murdock
Jan 15, 201716 min read
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Obama’s first term: high hopes, missed chances and a signature healthcare win
The Guardian’s Washington bureau chief from 2007 to 2013 recalls years that might have delivered more had the Democrats pushed home their...
Jay Murdock
Jan 4, 20176 min read
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Why the GOP Is Suddenly the Party of Peace
Earl Ofari Hutchinson; Author and political analyst Posted: 09/08/2013 12:44 pm The stunning number of GOP law makers that are vehemently...
Jay Murdock
Sep 8, 20134 min read
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Pragmatic Racism
No, it’s not the brutal, hate-twisted racism of the old days. Today’s Republicans are capable of adoring select right-wing...
Jay Murdock
Sep 10, 20124 min read
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The Wall Street Occupiers and the Democratic Party
Robert Reich – Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley Author, ‘Aftershock’ – Posted: 10/9/11...
Jay Murdock
Oct 10, 20116 min read
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Republicans Cry “Class Warfare” All the Way to the Bank
Lennard DavisDistinguished Professor – University of Illinois at Chicago Posted: 9/19/11 01:10 PM ET It’s been a tough week for...
Jay Murdock
Sep 20, 20113 min read
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One, Two, Three, What Are Liberals Fighting For?
Bob Burnett – Berkeley writer, retired Silicon Valley executive These are hard times. The weather’s bad and the economy awful. Obama has...
Jay Murdock
Aug 12, 20113 min read
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The President Ignored the Elephant in the Room
Robert Reich Wednesday, January 26, 2011 The President’s new emphasis on the importance of investing in education, infrastructure, and...
Jay Murdock
Jan 27, 20114 min read
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In Arizona, There’s Blame Galore to Share
Date: Monday, January 10, 2011 By: Deborah Mathis, BlackAmericaWeb.com There will be no business-as-usual on Capitol Hill this week....
Jay Murdock
Jan 10, 20113 min read
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