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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Threat of Rising Violence In Britain's Streets After Cuts Reduce Police Forces
The steep Tory-led austerity cuts have fostered a national police force that simply doesn't have the budget or resources to tackle rising crime – in particular the hate crimes that exploded after Brexit.
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Brexit Rebellion Deepens After a Chaotic Year of Failed Negotiation
In an awkward and disconcerting backlash last month, the Democratic Unionist Party told Downing Street that any Brexit agreement that gave Northern Ireland a separate trade regime from the rest of Britain would endanger the U.K. government.
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Why A Brexit "No Deal" Will Hit Poorest U.K. Households the Hardest
Leaving the E.U. without any trade deal would result in a sharp rise in the price of food, clothing and other basic goods, dealing a particular blow to those financially struggling families whom the prime minister said are "just about managing."
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The Brexit Hall of Mirrors: Doubts, Deliberations and No Clear Vision In Sight
With a government seemingly bent on backtracking on its promises and delaying negotiations, it's no wonder that many UK citizens – including large numbers of its politicians – are in a state of real unease about what the future might hold.
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"Dead Woman Walking": How Jeremy Corbyn Buried Theresa May and Reshaped British Politics
Rather than being humiliated in the ballot box, which many party members and Corbyn allies feared, the insurgent campaign coupled with popular manifesto policies designed to “work for the many, not just the few,” paid off.
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Populism of the 1%: Why The Same Billionaires are Behind Trump and Brexit
Those who have profited hand over fist from decades of neoliberalism are now the ones sponsoring the populist, anti-immigration and climate denial regimes on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Feeling the "Pulse of Europe," Tens of Thousands are Protesting To Save the E.U.
"It's that dream of a United States of Europe. People don't seem to know how precious the E.U. is."
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How to Reinvent the European Left
Europeans want to upend politics as usual and the far right is still rising. If the left doesn’t come up with an unusual politics of its own, it will be upended as well.
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"The System Is Rigged": Jeremy Corbyn Wants to Put Wealth Back in the Hands of Ordinary People
Ahead of next month's general election, the Labour leader said his party will overturn the rigged system by implementing fairer policies, including a minimum wage of £10 an hour and an increase in corporation tax for big businesses.
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A DIY People-Powered Vision for Brexit: Giving Citizens a Voice on E.U. Withdrawal
According to the organization 38 Degrees, there is a general accord that the people of Great Britain should be involved in the Brexit negotiations rather than leaving it to a handful of Parliamentary elites in a boardroom in Westminster.
