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Hillary Loses the Left

While Donald Trump has been consolidating his base of support, the opposite appears to be happening for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who seems to be hemorrhaging supporters from her progressive base.

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‘The Populist Explosion’: New Book Explains Rise of Trump, Sanders, and the Populist Future

Whither populism? Is the insurgency associated with Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders a flash in the pan, or is it something real The answer to that question, of course, depends on who does the answering. Most of the Republican establishment, along with the Democratic establishment—which some describe as the “Uniparty”—would prefer to believe that the populism of Trump and Sanders is temporary, that is, a nightmare from which they will soon awaken. Meanwhile, the Trumpians and the Sandersistas see themselves as part of a long-term force, even the winning force, within their respective parties. Yet now comes an author with an arresting argument: He believes that the Trump and Sanders groups, currently in different political parties, might yet find themselves fighting on the same side—perhaps even in the same party.

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Trump Rallies Draw Huge Crowds. Does It Matter?

Donald Trump’s rallies have been drawing large, capacity crowds across the country over the past week, dwarfing — by far — most of the crowds at Hillary Clinton events. But do Trump’s crowds mean anything — and if so, what?

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Peter Thiel Says Silicon Valley Failed America

Silicon Valley leaders are befuddled as both political parties — and venture capital giant Peter Thiel — are rejecting their agenda, which includes the Trans-Pacific Partnership, expanded H1-B immigration visas, new autonomous vehicles regulations, and “gig economy” worker reclassification.

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Glenn Greenwald: WikiLeaks Emails Show Media’s ‘Serious Impropriety’

Sunday on CNN’s “Reliable Sources,” journalist Glenn Greenwald said the WikiLeaks emails from Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s staff shows a pattern of “serious impropriety” of media collusion with the Clinton campaign. When asked if the leaks show journalist impropriety,

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Sanders: The Pharma Industry Owns ‘The Political Parties’

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated of the pharmaceutical industry “They own the political parties.” Sanders stated, “[W]hat we have now, the pharmaceutical industry has 1400 lobbyists in Washington, DC. They have spent $1 billion — or

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks in Durham, N.H., Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016.