Elections
Angela Merkel’s grip on Germany’s politics may be loosening
February 13, 2017The year ahead may become very complicated and difficult in many places on both sides of the Atlantic.
Read moreThis week in history: President Eisenhower’s Farewell Address to the nation
January 17, 2017Eisenhower’s record in retrospect has earned a warm, nostalgic glow that is not wholly undeserved.
Read moreTeachers unions try to derail DeVos, Trump’s education pick
January 12, 2017DeVos “is the most anti-public education nominee for Secretary of Education in the history of the department."
Read moreCalling working people of all colors: A cue from Du Bois
January 5, 2017The economic concerns of the white working class and people of color are more alike than different.
Read moreThe fight for democracy is central to resisting Trumpism
December 21, 2016The fight for democracy is not a side-show, a tangent separate from “real” resistance to Trump and his ultra-right allies.
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