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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Trump Gives Green Light To Keystone, Dakota Access Pipelines
Well, that was fast.
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Robert Reich: Trump’s Two-Step Strategy To Take Over the Truth
Donald Trump is such a consummate liar that in coming days and years our democracy will depend more than ever on the independent press – finding the truth, reporting it, and holding Trump accountable for his lies.
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Building the Institutions for Revolt
"People who understand power tend to have the patience to build a base, do the training, raise the money, so when they go into action they surprise people,” says community organizer Michael Gecan of the Industrial Areas Foundation.
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Government: 18 Million Could Lose Coverage After Obamacare Repeal
The Congressional Budget Office also estimated that premiums for policies purchased through the marketplaces or directly from insurers would increase by 20 to 25 percent next year if Obamacare is repealed without a replacement.
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Act Out! [96] - It’s Not About Trump, How We Got Here & What To Do Now
As stages are set for the upcoming inauguration, activists across the country prepare to strike, block, march and disrupt. We’ll outline what's happening in D.C. and where you are.
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Trump, Betsy DeVos and the Plan to End Democratic Education
The president-elect has already pledged $20 billion to expand voucher programs nationwide, and his appointee for Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, views dismantling public education as a mission from God.
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Facing Right-Wing Future, Local-Level Resistance to Trump Agenda Swells
The incoming administration has fueled a new level of political activism.
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Remembering Anthony Atkinson, Godfather of Research into Income and Wealth Distribution
With a new Congress and White House committed to wealth’s concentration, we’ll sorely miss the scholar who dedicated his life to documenting wealth’s maldistribution.
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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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Resistance At Standing Rock: The People From Oceti Sakowin Camp
Some of the faces and voices from Standing Rock, in their own words.
