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The GOP's humiliating sales pitch: Why the establishment is getting steamrolled by Donald Trump

The pledge of allegiance must go: A daily loyalty oath has become a toxic, nationalistic ritual

Hillary Clinton brought this on herself: How a Democratic primary coronation turned into a war

Religion, patriotism, partisanship: Donald Trump and Ted Cruz's Presidents' Day history lesson

A leading charter school advocate's stunning admission: Online public schools are a colossal disaster

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Bernie's man behind the scenes: Tad Devine is the Karl Rove to Sanders’ 2016 populist uprising

Farewell, Justice Scalia: John Oliver just laid out how the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act -- and how it helps the GOP

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The Republican Supreme Court tantrum is a gift to Democrats, especially to Hillary Clinton

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Donald Trump and Gavin McInnes: The faces behind the rise of secular but even more odious right-wing misogyny

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How does the gun industry live with itself? The psychology behind inhumanity

Hillary Clinton's strategy shift: Why she's wise to run for a "third Obama term"