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A DNC member urges Biden to withdraw .. the Democrats-support-infanticide smear ... What Biden can learn from Woodrow Wilson ... how the KKK upended the 1924 conventions ... and more
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The Week's Best Articles From the Washington Monthly
Trump’s Democrats-Support-Infanticide Trope Is an Infuriating Lie: Elizabeth Austin, a communications strategist, debunks the "abortion through the ninth month" smear. Click here for the full story.
Wilson Didn’t Resign. The World Suffered. Biden Need Not Repeat That Mistake: Politics Editor Bill Scher reviews the medical history that preceded Woodrow Wilson's devastating stroke, and the poor decisions made afterwards. Click here for the full story.
I’m a DNC Member and a Public Opinion Professional. It’s Highly Unlikely Biden Can Win: Contributing Writer David Atkins examines the data that argues against nominating the incumbent again. Click here for the full story.
Pay Attention to Trump’s Every Cruel and Crazy Syllable: Atkins also reminds us not "to lose sight of Donald Trump’s marked surge in extremism, vindictive cruelty, and contempt for democracy." Click here for the full story.
A Hello to Arms: Tamar Jacoby, director of the Progressive Policy Institute’s New Ukraine Project, tells the story of her purchase of a drone for a Ukrainian military unit. Click here for the full story.
You Think This Year’s Presidential Conventions Will Be Crazy? 1924’s Fights Over the Ku Klux Klan Were Wilder: Roger Kerson, writer and media strategist, looks back 100 years ago when both Democratic and Republican conventions were rattled by the rise of the notorious white supremacist group. Click here for the full story.
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