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What comes next will be a new phase in the Pan-Arab search for identity.
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What comes next will be a new phase in the Pan-Arab search for identity.
Facing the void without backing down
Democrats once counted on the votes of blue-collar workers, but two rival teams of consultants saw change coming. Their fight over the party’s future still echoes today.
You have to (carefully) hand it to Nancy Mace: She knows how to create drama.
These tips will help you navigate environmental nonprofit giving like a pro.
How the sustained GOP erosion of economic fairness set the stage for Trump and the MAGA takeover.
To reclaim the White House, Democrats need fresh faces and new ideas. That is why Kamala Harris should make it clear very soon that she won’t run for president again in 2028 – so that the Democratic base, and not the party machine, can pick the next nominee.
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Glazing hams and carving turkeys hide a sinister truth: Our food supply is increasingly dangerous. A look at the meatpacking industry’s dark secrets.
Democrats are helping give Trump the power to wipe out enemy nonprofits — and there’s already a road map on how to defund clean energy groups.
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Elon Musk has all of the hallmarks of a classic James Bond villain… he even likes rockets. Sadly, he is stranger than fiction.