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Edwin Eisendrath
Democracy
OPINION: Today’s Supreme Court poses a profound threat as it once again delays justice
Edwin Eisendrath writes, "Apparently, the Court finds unthinkable holding this trial before a possible future President Trump can order it halted."
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Foreign
OPINION: MAGA stooge or Russian one? Doesn’t make any difference — they’re the same
Edwin Eisendrath writes, "From Trump to Senator J.D. Vance, this cowardly and anti-American view is fully in keeping with MAGA’s current worldview."
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Coronavirus
OPINION: MAGA and the dark magic of shared lies
Edwin Eisendrath writes, "From COVID to Jan. 6th and beyond Trump asks, 'Do you love me enough to lie for me?'"
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Democracy
OPINION: Trump’s latest grift: the MAGA takeover of the GOP to fund his legal bills
Edwin Eisendrath writes, "Today’s GOP is dedicated to keeping Donald Trump out of jail. To do that, they have to siphon political funds to pay legal bills."
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Chicago
OPINION: Don’t believe the MAGA lie that Americans were better off four years ago than today
Edwin Eisendrath writes, "In his four years as president, Mr. Trump never once sought to be my president, or to reach out in any way to Americans not already in his camp."
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Biden
OPINION: Biden and Trump have both been president. Here’s what each one has actually accomplished
Edwin Eisendrath writes: "I suggest we no longer pay attention to the distractions and instead focus on what really matters for the rest of this year."
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Democracy
OPINION: Breaking: The U.S Supreme Court
Edwin Eisendrath writes: "Mr. Trump tried to overturn a presidential election. Is the Supreme Court seriously saying that he might be allowed to do that?"
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Democracy
OPINION: The GOP’s abuse of power should be a key election issue this year
Edwin Eisendrath writes: "Millions of us have no patience for would-be strongmen who will tell us what to do and use the force of government to go after those who challenge them."
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Democracy
OPINION: Democrats and former Republicans need to set aside old animosities, join together to save democracy
Edwin Eisendrath writes: "Conservatives need to wake up to the fact they no longer have a political home, and that their only hope of having one in the future depends on keeping the democracy alive now."
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Immigration
OPINION: Today’s GOP is not powerful. It is pathetic
Edwin Eisendrath writes: "The only thing standing between the GOP and complete irrelevance is the deluge of right-wing propaganda."
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