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Politics Archive

Archives for October 2015

Politics
If Democrats want to repent for the 1994 crime law, here’s one way to do itIf Democrats want to repent for the 1994 crime law, here’s one way to do it
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Politics

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders contributed to mass incarceration. Now there’s a plan to undo it.

By German Lopez
Politics
The 5 topics that could hurt Hillary Clinton in tonight’s debateThe 5 topics that could hurt Hillary Clinton in tonight’s debate
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Clinton has the most to lose in Tuesday night’s debate because she’s in first place. Bernie Sanders will get a boost just by being onstage with her, and Vice President Joe Biden can use any flaw, real or perceived, to jump into the race.

By Jonathan Allen
Politics
David Brooks: The Republican Party is producing “leaders of jaw-dropping incompetence”David Brooks: The Republican Party is producing “leaders of jaw-dropping incompetence”
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“These insurgents are incompetent at governing and unwilling to be governed.”

By Ezra Klein
Mischiefs of Faction
3 reasons to watch tonight’s debate (and 3 reasons not to)3 reasons to watch tonight’s debate (and 3 reasons not to)
Mischiefs of Faction

Clinton will probably be the 2016 nominee and, if elected, will probably face a Republican Congress for four more years of gridlock. Why tune in tonight to hear more?

By Julia Azari
Politics
Tonight’s Democratic debate is filled with people who are barely DemocratsTonight’s Democratic debate is filled with people who are barely Democrats
Politics

Bernie Sanders, Lincoln Chafee, and Jim Webb all have very weak ties to the party.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
“Liberal” isn’t a dirty word anymore“Liberal” isn’t a dirty word anymore
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Self-identified liberals now outnumber self-identified moderates among rank-and-file Democrats.

By Matthew Yglesias
Explainers
Here’s who will be in the first Democratic presidential debate of 2015Here’s who will be in the first Democratic presidential debate of 2015
Explainers

Your guide to who all five (!) candidates are — and what they need to do.

By Dara Lind
Politics
Progressive groups want all Democrats to take on the banks tonight — not just SandersProgressive groups want all Democrats to take on the banks tonight — not just Sanders
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The “Elizabeth Warren wing” of the Democratic Party doesn’t trust CNN’s moderators to bring up important issues. So it’s asking the candidates directly.

By Dara Lind
Politics
Obama beat Clinton by running hard on foreign policy. Sanders needs to do the same.Obama beat Clinton by running hard on foreign policy. Sanders needs to do the same.
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Clinton admits she got it wrong on Iraq, but she hasn’t stopped being a hawk.

By Matthew Yglesias
Technology
No. 1 Producer, No. 1 Consumer (Book Excerpt)No. 1 Producer, No. 1 Consumer (Book Excerpt)
Technology

If you want to understand hardware in China, you have to understand how intimate that country’s relationship is with the machines that run our lives.

By Clay Shirky
Bernie Sanders 2016: a primer
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By Andrew Prokop
Israel
Jerusalem’s wave of stabbing attacks, explainedJerusalem’s wave of stabbing attacks, explained
Israel

Why violence in Israel and the West Bank is getting worse — especially in Jerusalem.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Nobel winner Angus Deaton is very critical of foreign aid. The reality’s more complicated.Nobel winner Angus Deaton is very critical of foreign aid. The reality’s more complicated.
Politics

Not all aid works. But some does.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
The 6 biggest policy differences between Bernie Sanders and Hillary ClintonThe 6 biggest policy differences between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton
Politics

Trade, single-payer health care, and more.

By Andrew Prokop
Polyarchy
3 caveats about that New York Times blockbuster on big donors3 caveats about that New York Times blockbuster on big donors
Polyarchy

Big political donors aren’t even the 1 percent — they are their own subculture.

By Mark Schmitt