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Reuters The State of the Union Was Political Malpractice
Trump could have used the address to improve his low approval ratings—but he only dug deeper.
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John Gress / Reuters I Used to Preach the Gospel of Education Reform. Then I Became the Mayor.
Policy makers need to question their assumptions about what makes a good school.
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Brian Snyder / Reuters A Simple Proposal to Revive the American Dream
High school is free. Community college should be, too.
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Danny Wild / USA Today Sports / Reuters Trump Doesn’t Want a Chief of Staff
Someone needs to get the White House under control—but the president won’t let it happen.
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Seth Wenig / AP How the Democrats Won
In this year’s elections, many voters in previously red America supported candidates across racial, socioeconomic, and cultural lines.
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Sean Pavone / rawf8 / Shutterstock / The ... The New Metropolitan Majority
If Democrats want to build a durable coalition, they will need to shift their approach, building ties between voters in cities and those in the suburbs that surround them.
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Sara Stathas / Reuters The Biggest Story of the Midterms Is One the Democrats Aren’t Telling
Things are looking up for progressives at the state level—but until recently, the national party wasn’t spreading the word.
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David Goldman / AP How the Democrats Can Take Back Congress
Two architects of their party's last congressional victory argue Democrats need to recruit candidates who match their districts and offer voters a detailed agenda.
