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The GOP’s attack on health care is the opening gambit in an audacious political project

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Hillary Clinton (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Clinton wrong on student debt: Her new plan shows she learned nothing from the primary

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Bernie Sanders (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Let’s blow up the Democrats: The Sanders coalition is the future — but requires a third party

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Hillary Clinton (AP/Wilfredo Lee)

Hillary Clinton death-penalty shame: While more states move away from capital punishment, she refuses

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Bernie & Hillary should be very careful: Why underestimating Donald Trump would be a fatal mistake

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

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Calm down about this “civil war”: Why the Hillary vs. Bernie rivalry won’t hurt Dems in November

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Bernie Sanders (AP/Charlie Neibergall)

The Bernie Sanders era is upon us: Why Iowa was a watershed moment for American politics

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The way we pick presidential nominees in this country is profoundly stupid

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The Elizabeth Warren primary: How Bernie & Hillary are fighting for the support of the Democratic Party’s conscience

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Bernie Sanders could do the impossible: Why Hillary Clinton’s “electability” argument has fallen apart

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John McCain (Reuters/Gary Cameron)

This is the end of John McCain: Why the Arizona senator could finally be facing retirement

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Donald Trump can’t truly win: Why we must not ignore that the Left is still growing too

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The GOP’s chaotic last resort: Inside the calls for a brokered convention — and why it will never, ever happen

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Why Barack Obama is still our best hope for doing something about guns in America

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This is why Ted Cruz can’t win: The impossible balancing act that will doom his campaign

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The false resurrection of George W. Bush: Don’t be fooled by calls to reassess his loathsome legacy

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