Tag: politics
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The Trump-Mamdani Show Was Amazing. But Downsides for Progressives Could Turn Out to Be Steep
By Norman Solomon Across the political spectrum – with alarm on the right and delight on the left – the display of warmth from President Trump toward Zohran Mamdani on Friday set off shock waves. Trump’s lavish praise of New York’s mayor-elect in the Oval Office was a 180-degree turn from his condemnation of the…
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A year after Trump won, why won’t Democrats change their playbook?
The corporate-friendly party refuses to learn the lessons of the past decade. When will it implement a truly humane agenda?
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Zero Public Option + One Mandate = Disaster
Not long ago, the most prominent supporters of the public option were touting it as essential for healthcare reform. Now, suddenly, it’s incidental. In fact, many who were lauding a public option as the key to a better healthcare future are now condemning just about anyone who insists that the absence of a public option…
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War Politics: Numb and Number
Playwright Lillian Hellman said, “I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions.” The statement was in a letter to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). The year was 1952. We tell ourselves that the McCarthy era was vastly different than our own – but what about the political fashions of…