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My post on Trump’s NYT interview transcript went viral: Why?

December 7, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Ideas, Media, Trump 2 comments

Why did my recent post–featuring excerpts from the transcript of Donald Trump’s New York Times interview–go viral? I have a theory. But first, some

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Is there a link between belief in fake news and belief in religion?

December 6, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Media One comment

The airwaves are currently filled with both outrage towards and defense of the fake news that has been competing with “real news” of the

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How Trump figured out “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”

December 6, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Campaigns, Republican Brain, Trump Leave a comment

Ever since Thomas Frank’s “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” book came out in April, 2007, Democrats have been flummoxed about why so many Americans

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Electors

Here’s my letter to Electors: Now it’s your turn

December 5, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, ACA/Obamacare, Activism, Electoral College, Voting/Elections 3 comments

I’ve just sent the following letter to all 10 of Missouri’s presidential Electors. Missouri is so deep, deep red that I doubt that I’ll

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repeal

A must-see video: What ACA repeal will mean for women’s health

December 3, 2016 Renee Shur 2016 Election, ACA/Obamacare, Women Leave a comment

Ok, ladies. Listen up. Maybe you voted in the 2016 election. Maybe you didn’t bother. Maybe you voted Hillary. Or maybe you wrote in

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There is still time to write to your electors

December 2, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Democracy, Justice, Missouri region, Politics, Trump One comment

I used to think that Donald Trump might be the lesser of multiple “evils” among Republican choices for president. At best, he might be

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Contact your MO Electoral College members now: Here’s how

December 2, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Activism, Missouri region 2 comments

One way to stop Donald Trump from taking office is to block him in the Electoral College. Sure, it’s a long shot, but we

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Could political expediency stop the repeal of ACA? Maybe.

November 30, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Congress Leave a comment

Republicans say they’re going to repeal the Affordable Care Act [ACA] as soon as possible. Is there anything that can stop them? Maybe there

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toast

Obamacare is probably toast: Trump voters will get hurt

November 30, 2016 Steve Sorkin 2016 Election, ACA/Obamacare Leave a comment

I know people who have blasted Obamacare from the beginning, and refused to even acknowledge that there is anything good about it. When I

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Call Jason Chaffetz now: (202) 225-7751 or (801) 851-2500

November 30, 2016 Renee Shur 2016 Election, Activism, Congress Leave a comment

For all of us who are still stunned and numbed by the results of the 2016 presidential election, it’s time to pull our heads

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In case you missed it

  • Starship Troopers and the Degeneration of Parody
  • The Fairness Party
  • “Secular Humanists with Jewish Last Names”
  • An (Updated) Honest Preview of the 2022 Midterms
  • Rescuing Susan Collins – Make Judicial Nominees Speak the Truth
  • Doing the world a world of good

A new book by Arthur Lieber. Political Introverts: How Empathetic Voters Can Help Save American Politics.  Buy it here.

Gloria Shur Bilchik’s new book, Election Insiders: Behind the scenes with the people who make your vote count. Kindle edition now available at Amazon.

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