Early in the 2016 campaign, months before Donald Trump won his first presidential nomination, I wrote my friend Philip Roth an email about his novel, The Plot Against America, which had appeared twelve years earlier. The book was Roth’s fanciful but chilling fiction about a fascist takeover of the presidency …
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EL PASO, Texas — In a campaign visit to the Arizona–Mexico border in September, Vice President Kamala Harris promised to institute “more severe criminal charges” for people who attempt to cross the border without adequate paperwork, touting her record as a prosecutor. Five years ago, while campaigning for president, Harris …
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With less than a week to go before the election, Donald Trump still hasn’t produced a concrete healthcare plan after teasing that he had “concepts” of one last month. Instead, one of his most prominent allies is wading into radioactive territory for Republicans: vowing to eliminate the Affordable Care Act. …
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In 2000, I was stationed in Florida and away from my home state of New Jersey. I sent in my mail-in ballot and voted for Al Gore, believing I was participating in a cornerstone of democracy. However, as the recount chaos unfolded — with hanging chads, legal battles, and a …
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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is requesting enhanced security measures at a Friday hearing related to the state’s lawsuit against MAGA billionaire Elon Musk after being inundated in threats of violence. Earlier this week, Krasner sued Musk’s pro-Trump America PAC, accusing them of “running an illegal lottery in Philadelphia” through …
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In a spectacular display of mental gymnastics, The Washington Post‘s billionaire owner Jeff Bezos took to the opinion section to defend his decision to kill the newspaper’s planned endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. Despite arguing several years ago that the Post “has an incredible role to play” in our …
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The Archbishop of San Juan, Puerto Rico, has demanded Republican candidate Donald Trump personally apologize after controversial comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico “a floating island of garbage” and made racist comments about Latinos during Trump’s rally atMadison Square Garden on Sunday. “I enjoy a good joke,” Archbishop Roberto O. …
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This story was published in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence. Subscribe to its newsletters In Natrona County, Wyoming, the Platte River runs alongside Casper Mountain, with its thick forests and astonishing vistas, and every year the local coroner assembles data into a package called the …
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At this late hour, with so much at stake in this election, let’s get one thing straight: Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to the American economy, to women’s reproductive freedom, and to democracy itself. But he is not a threat to the planet. Whatever happens on Nov. …
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CNN has permanently barred Ryan Girdusky from appearing on the network after the conservative commentator suggested that Muslim journalist and pro-Palestinian advocate Mehdi Hasan was a terrorist. During a tense panel discussion on Monday night, Hasan stated that he was used to people accusing him of antisemitism given that he’s …
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