The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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236 Mayors Urge EPA Not to Repeal U.S. Clean Power Plan
The mayors, representing 51 million people across 47 states, told Scott Pruitt the Obama-era emissions rules are needed to protect their cities from climate change.
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After Failing to Prosecute Bankers, Obama Cashes In With Wall Street Speeches
The former president is reportedly raking in $400,000 per speech to massive financial firms.
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The Republican Party Owes the American People an Apology, and So Do We
The Democratic Party is the only viable vehicle through which to achieve a more egalitarian and just society.
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Act Out! [99] - Trump is an American Tradition & Our Ties to Terrorists!
Are the horrendous happenings in the Trump administration unique to him – or are they just part of a long tradition of fear, hate, greed and injustice?
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Trump Gives Green Light To Keystone, Dakota Access Pipelines
Well, that was fast.
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The Failure of Passive Revolution
The Obama project was never intended to challenge the socio-economic order – but Trumpism has further fractured ruling groups, leading to a crisis of the state that opens up space for popular and leftist responses from below.
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American Youth Make Fossil Fuel Industry Confront Climate Science in Federal Court
The Juliana v. U.S. decision could be a legal game-changer, as it challenges the entire fossil-fuel policy of the U.S.
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The Danger of "Turning Inward": Obama's Foreboding Farewell To Athens and Berlin
Amid a rapidly changing global political climate, Barack Obama's final trip to Europe amounted to little more than a goodwill tour as the U.S. and E.U. embark on a new era in the history of their joint relations.
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Standing Rock Protesters Refuse to Budge As Pressure On Obama Administration Builds
Snow is slowing covering the encampment at Standing Rock, and despite an "emergency evacuation order" issued this week by North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple, the Dakota Access Pipeline protesters aren't leaving.
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Capitalism Itself is to Blame for Donald Trump
America lashed out at our economic system, but our new president-elect won't be able to help. Instead, argues Professor Richard Wolff, we must change the way we approach work.