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This is how Biden should approach the Latino vote

Some ways of talking about race and class are more effective politically. And not just with Hispanics

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The ‘bazooka’: Modern Monetary Theory in action

Large-scale injections of money to bring economies out of the coronavirus coma have vindicated Modern Monetary Theory

By Peter Bofinger

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Trump’s executive orders are covering his left and right flanks

Worringly, Trump's is moving further left to keep Americans from losing their homes during a crisis than Obama did

By Branko Marcetic

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Where did Trumpism come from?

The best way to understand the deep problems facing US democracy is to look at the Republicans' steady march to the right

By Sheri Berman

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Trump and the politics of ‘mean world’

The Republican convention was a four-day cavalcade of the mean world alarmism thriving on fear

By David Brooks

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Why Biden needs a landslide just to win

Only a lopsided show of force would overcome undelivered mail, closed polling sites and Trump’s schemes

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Beirut’s blast is a warning for America

Many Lebanese are starved for a government that represents the common good. The same is true for America

By Thomas L. Friedman

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What kind of political leader is Kamala Harris?

While the vice-presidential candidate has a firm political instinct, she's unlikely to push Biden to address structural conflicts

By Philipp Söker

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Fighting racial inequality is about the power of corporations

Corporations are a central driver of racial inequality in American society — because their basic goal is to maximise profits

By Paul Heideman

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AOC and the daughter defence

Invoking daughters to deflect criticism has been used throughout history to excuse a host of bad behaviour

By Jessica Bennett