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Seth Rich, Conspiracy Theorists, and Russiagate ‘Truthers’

The murder of a DNC staffer has been shamelessly manipulated by Fox News, WikiLeaks—and possibly the White House.

Bob Dreyfuss

Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse

The most dangerous people in America.

John Nichols and Steve Brodner
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STEVE BANNON, 2017-2017

Trump Without Bannon: The Emptiness at the Center

Amy Wilentz on what Jared wants.

Jon Wiener

Steve Bannon’s Exit: All Power to Jared Kushner?

Amy Wilentz on the boy wonder, John Nichols on Trump after Bannon, and Joshua Holland on Russia and democracy.

Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Steve Bannon Is Gone, Leaving Behind Only His Worst Ideas

The “Party of Davos” shot down any motions toward economic populism.

Robert L. Borosage
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Special Report

Trump’s Border Security May Search Your Social Media by ‘Tone’

New databases are being built for this experimental surveillance.
Aaron Cantú and George Joseph

Following President Trump’s calls for “extreme vetting” of immigrants from seven Muslim majority countries, then–Department of Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly hinted that he wanted full access to visa applicants’ social-media profiles. “We may want to get on their social media, with passwords. It’s very hard to truly vet… Continue Reading >

Future of the Democratic Party

A Mark Zuckerberg Presidency Isn’t Ridiculous—It’s Terrifying

The Facebook CEO destroyed privacy as we know it. Imagine what he’d do in the White House.

Jake Bittle

Democrats Can Win Rural Voters by Taking on Big Agriculture

Identifying the corporate power that holds back farm communities could revive Democratic fortunes. 

David Dayen

Can Medicare for All Succeed?

Some readers took issue with Joshua Holland’s recent article on the challenges of achieving universal health coverage through Medicare expansion.

Steffie Woolhandler, David U. Himmelstein, Ida Hellander and Joshua Holland

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