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Election Analysis – What Happens, Why, What Next?

Peter Dreier Peter Dreier
The country is evenly divided when it comes to party preference. Trump did not win a landslide like FDR in 1936, Johnson in 1964, Nixon in 1972, Reagan in 1980, or Obama in 2008. He won by a small margin in the Electoral College and popular vote.

In Search of the Trump-Osborn Voters

Austin Ahlman The American Prospect
Dan Osborn is forging a new path through red states with anti-corporate populism and working-class identity politics.

Playing Hardball

Arkadi Gerney, Sarah Knight The American Prospect
Rebalancing conflicts over state policy will require that blue states wield power differently.

The Polling Imperilment

Rick Perlstein The American Prospect
Presidential polls are no more reliable than they were a century ago. So why do they consume our political lives? "When we refer to “political junkies,” polls are pretty much the junk."

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Socialism: A Logical Introduction

Matt McManus Marx & Philosophy Review of Books
Reviewer McManus calls this new book "a lucid defense of American democratic socialism."

Michel Barnier Is in Office, Marine Le Pen Will Hold Power

David Broder Jacobin
Emmanuel Macron has appointed Michel Barnier as France’s prime minister, after securing Marine Le Pen’s agreement. The creation of a government reliant on her blessing is another step in the far right’s march toward power.

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