The Wisconsin Idea

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Don’t Blame Voters of Color for Not Turning Out. Blame Voter Suppression and the Clinton Campaign.

Liberals took people of color's votes for granted, while conservatives kept them from the polls.

Marc Daalder

Labor

Organize or Die: Labor Must Fight Like Hell to Survive a Trump Presidency

Buzz Malone

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It’s Easy To Blame the Democratic Party for Trump—But Reality is More Complicated

Thomas Frank and others lament that the party favored Clinton over Sanders, without asking why Democratic voters went along.

Nancy Folbre

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How to Organize Against President Trump

Grassroots activists reflect on the road ahead.

Kate Aronoff

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Trump Won Because Democrats Have Lost Touch With the Working Class

The Republican nominee tapped into the anger, pain and fear that motivated voters this election.

Marilyn Katz

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Well, That Happened: Let’s Try to Start Figuring Out How

A look at the polls suggests race, region and low turnout played important roles.

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

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What Trump’s Victory Tells Us: The Culture Wars Continue, But There’s a New “Wedge”

Trump used economics as a wedge issue in a novel way for the GOP, while submerging the old social issues.

Theo Anderson

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Michael Moore: Trump Won. 5 Things To Do Now.

How to take back the party that failed us.

Michael Moore, Alternet

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Trump Won, But the Future Still Belongs to the Left

Moving forward, step one is to support the communities of color, immigrants, Muslims and women who Trump's America threatens most.

LeeAnn Hall and George Goehl