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It’s Not Government They Don’t Like

Like the slave owners, the MAGA movement and its allies are opposed only to those aspects of government that they can’t wield against their enemies. They will happily enlarge the scope of federal authority beyond the limits of our Constitution.

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The Rift in American Socialism

Realists (Mamdani, AOC) seek immersion in mass politics; fundamentalists oppose it.

Who Owns America? Bernie Sanders Says the Quiet Part

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Half of Senate Dems Pass $925 Billion Pentagon Bill

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A Movement-Based Opposition to Trump and MAGA

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Iced Out

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