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There Should Be No Doubt Why Trump Nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
Amy Coney Barrett, whom President Trump has nominated to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, was born in…
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Trump’s Selection of Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court Is Part of a Larger Anti-Democratic Project
On Friday evening, CNN, the New York Times, and other media outlets reported that Donald Trump had told associates that…
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The New Republicans of Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, the trend is most pronounced in its northeastern corner. In Lackawanna County, registered Democrats have historically outnumbered Republicans…
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A Post-Ruth Bader Ginsburg Court Could Be One More Climate Obstacle
A technical problem prevented last week’s newsletter from reaching some subscribers. If you missed it, you can read it here.…
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Donald Trump Is Attacking American Democracy at Its Core
One thing you cannot accuse Donald Trump of is trying to disguise his nefarious intentions. For months now, legal experts…
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Can the Democrats Win Back Pennsylvania?
Kamala Harris arrived at midday Thursday on the 7600 block of Forrest Avenue in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia,…
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How Trump’s Supreme Court Maneuver Could Dangerously Increase the Powers of the President
With Senator Mitt Romney’s announcement that he supports moving forward with the confirmation of a new Supreme Court Justice, Donald…
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Two Hundred Thousand Americans Are Dead
At some point in 1993, the two-hundred-thousandth American died of AIDS. By that time, a decade had passed since the…
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Watching “Watchmen” as a Descendant of the Tulsa Race Massacre
Last October, when Marilyn Christopher sat down in her Manhattan apartment to watch the première of “Watchmen,” she was seeking…
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For Mitch McConnell, Keeping His Senate Majority Matters More Than the Supreme Court
As the Democrats weigh their options about how to stop Mitch McConnell from filling Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat,…
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