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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Blackwater Founder Held Secret Seychelles Meeting to Establish Trump-Putin Back Channel
An explosive expose by the Washington Post reveals that the United Arab Emirates arranged the secret meeting in January between Blackwater founder Erik Prince and a Russian close to President Vladimir Putin.
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Trump Budget Horrifies Majority of Voters, Poll Finds
By extraordinarily wide margins, voters disapprove of President Donald Trump's sweeping proposed cuts to popular government programs.
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From U.K. to Holland to Germany, the Alt-Right Is Reshaping European Opinion
"Fake news" has generated considerable attention in America in recent months, but less has been written about Europe's alt-right platforms which are enjoying an unprecedented rise in popularity as they agitate a restless population.
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Can California Achieve Universal Health Care in the Age of Trump?
The country’s biggest state has a very interesting idea...
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The Resistance In Europe: Can People Push Back Against the Rise of the Far-Right?
By all accounts it seems Europe is headed back to the bad old days of Euroskepticism and guarded isolationism. Yet some core areas of resistance remain and could be poised to pull Europe back from the brink.
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American Indians Gather (Occupy) in D.C. for 4-Day Protest Against Trump, Dakota Access Pipeline
Starting Tuesday, tribal members and supporters plan to camp each day on the National Mall, with teepees, a ceremonial fire, cultural workshops and speakers, culminating with a Friday march on the White House.
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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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Populism in Action: How Trump's Foreign Policy Is Shaping the EU's Political Landscape
The rise in popularity of the German far-right Alternative für Deutschland party and the French National Front immediately following the election of Donald Trump raises an important question: How far gone is the EU, exactly?
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The Private Prison Industry Is Licking Its Chops Over Trump's Deportation Plans
"There's little doubt in my mind that they will continue to rely on the private prison industry in what's going to be the biggest expansion of [ICE] in history," said Carl Takei, staff attorney for the ACLU's National Prison Project.
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Hate Groups Increase for Second Consecutive Year as Trump Electrifies Radical Right
A new report found that the number of hate groups operating in 2016 rose to 917 – up from 892 in 2015 – and that the most dramatic growth was the near-tripling of anti-Muslim hate groups, from 34 in 2015 to 101 last year.
