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Everybody Hates Ted Cruz

Texas senator and presidential hopeful Ted Cruz is rising in the polls, but he may also be the the man most hated by his congressional colleagues.

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Will Labor Back Bernie?

Elizabeth Mahony and Rand Wilson Jacobin
The movement for labor to endorse Bernie Sanders is part of an effort to bring political decision-making back to the rank-and-file.

How Bernie Sanders Should Talk About Democratic Socialism

Eric Foner The Nation
The discussion of democratic socialism should embrace our own American radical tradition. There’s nothing wrong with Denmark; we can learn a few things from them (and vice-versa). But we should talk first of all about our radical forebears here in the United States, for the most successful radicals have always spoken the language of American society and appealed to some of its deepest values.

Slow Burn: Bernie Sanders Ignites a Populist Movement

Rick Perlstein Washington Spectator
Rick Perlstein noticed Republicans showing up at Bernie Sanders events. He set out to find out just how many of them there are. They don’t know they are not supposed to like Bernie Sanders. They hear what he is saying, and like what they hear. Something is happening here that reminds us that our models for predicting winners and losers in politics always need to be subject to revision.

Boehner’s Nightmare

Terrance Heath Campaign for America's Future
Boehner announced his resignation from Congress. He’d give himself another month, postpone a government shutdown until he was long gone and couldn’t be blamed for it. He had a ready successor lined-up in the form of Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). Then it all fell apart.

Constitutionally, Slavery Is Indeed a National Institution

Lawrence Goldstone The New Republic
Whether or not the words “slave” or “slavery” appear in the text of the Constitution, they dominate its spirit. Slavery profoundly altered the four months of Constitutional debate with respect to how slaves would be counted for apportionment, how often the census would be taken, how a president would be elected. By the time the Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787, slavery had indeed become a national institution.
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