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Trump is the true socialist

The GOP likes to use the s-word as a slur. But its actions tell a different story.




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So much for the ‘small government’ GOP

Government spending grew at its fastest pace since the Great Recession.




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‘The president would never do that!’ Oh, yes, he would.

With his latest threats to weaken the dollar, we’re seeing this pattern once again.




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A question missing from the health-care debate: Will doctors make less money?

Democratic candidates need to show their math.




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What are Republicans afraid of?

They prey on panic — and spurn attempts to quench it.




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For Trump and his cronies, draining the swamp means ousting experts

The administration is celebrating the brain drain and helping the real swamp.




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The Scaramucci story ends like all the others: With a Trump tweetstorm

Welcome to the Resistance, Mooch. Better late than never.




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Trump has a dream team for mismanaging a recession

If we have an economic downturn, it will be bad.




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Move over, Illuminati. The conspiracy against Trump’s economy is massive.

The credibility of statistics apparently depends on whether they’re beneficial.




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Stephen Miller is right about immigration — but not in the way that he means

Immigration does touch on many other policy issues, though maybe not in the manner he suggests.




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Trump’s tendency to double down on bad ideas doesn’t bode well for the economy

One could imagine him becoming even more protectionist and more isolationist in a recession.




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The major problems with Larry Kudlow’s capital gains proposal

If you don’t know what capital gains indexing to inflation means, you probably wouldn’t benefit from it.




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Trump’s comments about ‘bad management’ are right, but not in the way he thinks

The president has had some experience with poorly run companies and excuse-making.




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We’re in the midst of Trump’s War on Children

Whatever the opposite of it is, that’s what Democrats should be running on.




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The more ominous part of the Trump Sharpie incident

Trump’s attempted manipulations of official metrics degrade our democracy, economy and public safety.




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Trump’s plan for the economy: Make Drinking Water Dirty Again

Despite administration claims, the president’s deregulatory agenda, so far, hasn’t spurred the economic growth that was promised.




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The Saudi-Iran crisis could end Trump’s lucky streak on the economy

The attack on Saudi oil facilities comes as the U.S. economy has been showing signs of fragility.




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The far left is taking a page from its opponents’ playbook

They have big dreams, but the plans aren’t backed up.




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Trump isn’t the only person responsible for the demise of American democracy

Can you really blame voters, disillusioned and disappointed as they are, for tuning out the onslaught on American democracy?




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What drives Donald Trump? Greed, and greed alone.

Wherever he was, whatever his title, the president has used the powers at his disposal to enrich or otherwise benefit himself.




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We’re about to hit a new record low for white-collar prosecutions

Maybe there's a reason the Donald Trumps and Paul Manaforts and Michael Cohens of the world have felt emboldened lately.




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There’s another whistleblower complaint. It’s about Trump’s tax returns.

This is a whole different category of alleged impropriety.




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Trump thinks the economy makes him impeachment-proof. It might be the opposite.

Any economic improvements aren’t helped by his actions.




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Trump found a way to simultaneously sabotage our health-care and immigration systems

He just took out two birds with one proclamation.




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The deficit has gotten worse. This shouldn’t be a surprise.

President Trump’s policies haven’t helped his campaign promise.




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Is this Barr’s cry for help?

Maybe his comments on religion apply to his boss.




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Perhaps Sanders and Warren are the ones being politically expedient

It’s been frustrating to watch more moderate positions be characterized as solely driven by political calculations.




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I could be a whistleblower. So could anyone with a TV.

We are all direct witnesses to Trump’s public selling out of U.S. democracy.




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What happens to artists when they have to answer to online polls?

There might not be room for creativity when everything “new” is crowdsourced.




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The White House touts Trump’s deregulation. It’s actually been a bust.

Many of the changes are simply worse for the economy.




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The GOP tax cut failed. Their response? Let’s do it again!

When growth slows, Trump doubles down on old tax cut ideas.




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Elizabeth Warren tried to do Bernie Sanders’s homework for him. She failed.

Maybe they need a new assignment.




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In other news — a rare political victory for poor and sick Americans

Punitive Medicaid work requirements are being rolled back.




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We thought Trump was the biggest con man. We were all wrong.

Somehow they’ve “tricked” him into saying and doing racist and corrupt things, in public and on camera.




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Trump has bulldozed over Congress on immigration. Will lawmakers ever act?

The president and his team of unelected bureaucrats have siphoned power away from the legislature.




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Trump and Republicans are on the hunt for Real Crimes

Those are being committed by the Democrats, Republicans say.




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Democrats already have a popular, progressive agenda. They just need to amplify it.

How best for the party to get its message across to voters.




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There’s no other way to explain Trump’s immigration policy. It’s just bigotry.

The administration has cracked down on all migrants, even those with the most to contribute.




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The more love Always Trumpers show, the more dangerous Trump becomes

Come hell or high crimes, they always truckle to Trump. And they’re the true risk to our democracy.




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Republicans are all about boosting economic growth — except when it comes to food stamps

Kicking people off food stamps this late in the business cycle makes no sense.




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The strongest reason to mourn Volcker: He was willing to be unpopular

Public officials today could take a lesson from the former Federal Reserve chair.




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Ivanka Trump claims her father’s administration is ‘pro-family.’ That’s rich.

Maybe it’s irony. Or maybe it’s her latest attempt to pinkwash her father’s anti-family agenda.




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Mitt Romney bucks his party. Republicans should follow his leadership.

A bipartisan tax proposal could signal a shift in the GOP’s business-first focus.




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Two years later, every promise made about the GOP tax cuts has been broken

The tax plan has benefited the wealthy while ballooning the deficit.




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How can Democrats possibly challenge Trump on this economy? These charts might help.

Democrats' message that not everyone is equally benefiting from the spoils of this economic recovery has resonance.




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Free college for everyone? School presidents aren’t impressed.

They know more than anyone how difficult it is to get funding for colleges.




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Here are four suggested New Year’s resolutions for the media

I hope others in my industry will adopt them — and call me out if I don’t.




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A number cruncher told the truth. He became his country’s public enemy No. 1.

Andreas Georgiou offered an honest accounting of Greece’s financial situation. He’s still paying for it.




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Don’t root for a recession to knock out Trump

There are better ways to challenge Trump on the economy.




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It’s time for some red states to do the right thing and accept refugees

Studies prove that resettlement benefits communities as a whole. So why are some governors still balking?