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Future of social democracy

There was a loser on election night. It was America

We still do not know who won the presidential election. But we do know who is the loser: the United States of America

By Thomas L. Friedman

Reuters

Future of social democracy

What's at stake in the US elections

Today's election will not just determine the future of American society but also the international order at large

By Knut Dethlefsen

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Canada has a white supremacist problem

Canada—often viewed as a beacon of tolerance—has a growing white supremacist movement emboldened by events in the US

By Jordan Leichnitz

Reuters

Future of social democracy

How Trump is losing his base

Talking to working-class and rural voters shows the deep health care crisis in America — and trouble for Trump’s re-election

By Stanley B. Greenberg

Reuters

Future of social democracy

'This time, I predict Trump will lose'

An interview with Allan Lichtman — one of the few forecasters who predicted the victory of Donald Trump in 2016

By Allan Lichtman

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

The resurgence of the US paramilitary right

Right-wing paramilitary groups have a long tradition in the US. But never has the movement been so visible — and so violent

By Thomas Grumke

Reuters

Future of social democracy

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

By Ian Haney Lopez, Tory Gavito

Reuters

Future of social democracy

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

Reuters

North America

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

Reuters

Future of social democracy

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