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Ronald Radosh

Ronald Radosh, an adjunct fellow at the Hudson Institute, is author of a history of the Democratic Party and many other books.

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CAN IT HOLD?

Trump’s Real Success: Uniting Left and Center Against Him

Liberals, moderates, and leftists were more unified this year than at any point in American history since 1936. It was great. But can it last?

Ronald Radosh

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CRONY CAPITALISM

Anti-Elitist Bannon Gets Bagged on Yacht for Scamming Yokels

The guy who said that “it really behooves all of us to really take a hard look and make sure that we are reinvesting that back into positive things” was just charged with fraud.

Ronald Radosh

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AMERICA’S ORIGINAL POLITICAL CULT

Phyllis Schlafly Was a Secret John Birch Society Member

The woman who took down the Equal Rights Amendment had always denied the association, but new documents prove it.

Ronald Radosh

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TROUBLE AHEAD?

Bernie Might Get Fewer Jewish Votes Than Hillary

Americans Jews are liberal, but they’re not necessarily left-wing, and polls say they want a pro-Israel president. Can Sanders get their votes?

Ronald Radosh

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‘A LOT OF BAGGAGE’

Bernie Backed Iran Defenders During Hostage Crisis

As Democrat Socialists condemned Khomeini’s hostage taking, Sanders stood with a communist party that condemned “Carter’s war drive against the Iranian people.”

Ronald Radosh

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WAKE UP

Yes, Bernie Could Do It—Get Destroyed by Trump, That Is

Far from fading away, the Vermont socialist is gaining some steam. Democrats better come to their senses. Trump and the Republicans would crush him.

Ronald Radosh

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SNAP!

Steve Bannon Has Always Been Toxic. Now He’s Boring, Too.

The alt-right acid-flinger is back on the radio, trying to help re-elect the man who fired him. He thinks he’s being a wit. He’s half-right.

Ronald Radosh

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IT CAN HAPPEN HERE

The Deep State Conspiracy Is About to Go Into Overdrive

The American right has advanced nutty conspiracy theories for decades. But the one we’re about to see play out will make Joe McCarthy look like an amateur.

Ronald Radosh

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IT’S BEEN TRIED

Should Dems Pack the Court? Yes—If They Want to Lose.

Take away people’s health coverage? Forcibly buy back their guns? Why not throw Court-packing into the mix? Are Democrats trying to hand this thing to Trump?

Ronald Radosh

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‘GHOULISH SPECTACLE’

Trumpists Attack ‘Loony Leftists’ After Mass Shootings

The real danger, they say, comes from federal law enforcement and Democrats talking about white nationalist terror.

Ronald Radosh

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