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Trump’s DNI pick and I were both in Damascus in the winter of 2017 to meet with the dictator of Syria. We came away with very different takes

Much of the post-election Democratic Party fretting has appropriately centered on the degree to which it has lost the presumption of being the party of the working class. One solution: "Maybe Democrats have to embrace a Sanders-style disruption."

Nearly a quarter of working-age adults have insurance that leaves them underinsured.

This issue brief examines the key social and economic stakes in Uruguay’s November 24 presidential runoff. The election presents voters with a choice between Yamandú Orsi of the Broad Front and Álvaro Delgado of the National Party.

A story of intrigue and power involving union organizers, Black laundry workers, the Mafia, and the FBI in 1980s Detroit.

Trump will fight to try to impose his vision of the new world. But there is a large gap between a stated intention and an accomplished fact. And it is within that space that politics happens.

"What we're seeing here in Texas with these lessons is a larger national push to promote the idea that American identity and Christian identity are woven together, are one in the same," said one professor.

At a time of geopolitical uncertainty and distraction, keeping countries united on climate should be critical. The big fight over money re-opened old divisions between rich and poor, with an anger and bitterness not seen in years.

The great X-odus

In Denton County, Texas, and across the US, a string of racist incidents raises fears white supremacists have been emboldened by Trump’s victory.