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Trans Pacific Partnership to forge ahead without the US – at least for now
The TPP should still bring enough benefits for the remaining countries to make it worthwhile to go through the trouble of enacting it.
How majority voting betrayed voters again in 2016
In this year's election, the system of majority voting didn't allow voters to express their opinions adequately. If they had, the choice would have been between Kasich and Sanders.
How Donald Trump won the 2016 meme wars
If news pundits had been paying closer attention to memes, they may have been less shocked by the result of the 2016 US presidential election.
Trump victory comes with a silver lining for the world’s progressives
The US election confirmed the death of an extraordinary economic era. Now, control of the next must be wrested from the emboldened nationalists.
Could Colorado’s proposed health care plan be a model for the rest of us?
Tired of escalating health care costs, health care policymakers in Colorado have put a vote for universal coverage on the ballot in that state. Could the other states learn anything from it?
How trade and immigration are colliding with our two-party system
Debate over trade and immigration have caused rifts within parties this year. An international relations expert explains how these global issues will continue to challenge our two-party system.
Clinton and Trump 2016: A battle to win over ambivalent voters
Historically unpopular presidential candidates are making voters uneasy on both sides of the aisle. An expert on conflicted voters explains why this poses an unprecedented challenge for campaigns.
Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership dead? Seven essential reads
President Obama still believes there's hope to pass the 12-nation TPP deal before he leaves office, but the chances seem very slim.
Is the ‘lesser of two evils’ an ethical choice for voters?
A moral philosopher considers whether you should vote out of fear.
Trump’s and Clinton’s economy plans: Eight essential reads
The major presidential candidates each gave an economic address this week. Get behind the problems they identified and the promises they made with this roundup of key coverage from our archive.
Are soaring levels of income inequality making us a more polarized nation?
Income inequality and political polarization have both surged in recent decades and are the worst they've ever been. Is one causing the other?
Radicals in the Democratic Party, from Upton Sinclair to Bernie Sanders
Until the 1930s, American radicals stood apart from the two mainstream parties. That changed when a muckraking journalist ran for governor of California.
Why Bernie Sanders’ supporters should be good losers
Claiming you were cheated or betrayed is not the best way to deal with political defeat.
What is a party platform, and why do candidates often ignore them?
Party platforms help create parties, not the other way around. A political party expert explains what platforms are, why they matter and for whom.
After Bernie Sanders: how progressives can actually change America
Bernie Sanders may have endorsed Hillary Clinton, but politics as usual has had its day. It's time for progressivism to move fast.
Brexit shows economic costs of pursuing populist policies like Trump’s
Both the Republican and Democratic platforms show a shift away from globalization, thanks to the influence of the rise of populists in both parties.
Bernie endorses Hillary: what the Sanders campaign really achieved
For a while, Bernie Sanders looked he really could be David to Hillary Clinton's Goliath. He lost, but his legacy will live on.
Why debt-free college will not solve the real problems in America’s higher education system
America's higher education has been split into two unequal worlds. Schools serving the bulk of America's underprivileged students lack resources. Making college free will not solve the problem.
Why progressives should rescue the TPP trade deal
Leading progressives including Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have been very vocal in opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Here's why they should get on board.
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