Politics
Republicans’ rabid anti-communism is a sign of their political weakness
August 25, 2020The notorious Sen. Joe McCarthy would feel right at home at this year’s Republican National Convention.
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GOP convention speeches: Lies, damned lies and (no) statistics
August 25, 2020Mark Twain once said, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."
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Democrats seek a new language of working-class identity
August 24, 2020Is Trump the 2020 candidate who best represents the American working class? Did the Democratic Party fail to encompass working-class interests, issues, and people at last week’s convention?
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Trump illegally turns White House into campaign vehicle
August 24, 2020He orders construction of stage and lights on White House lawn for his acceptance speech to the Republican National Convention, turning the whole place into a campaign prop.
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Biden: ‘I will be an ally of light, not darkness’
August 21, 2020Biden accepts nomination and declares, “United we will choose hope over fear, fact over fiction, fairness over privilege.”
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