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Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders jockey for relevance
The split between grass roots Democrats and Party regulars, with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders back in the spotlight this week.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThe split between grass roots Democrats and Party regulars, with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders back in the spotlight this week.
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3 storiesDACA bill stuck in deal or no deal dilemma with Trump, Dems
In the aftermath of last night’s White House dinner, Democratic Minority Leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi said the President agreed to protect young, undocumented immigrants from his rescission of DACA.
Read the story6 minDemocrats look to the past, with shades of the future
President Trump may or may not be giving the Democrats a boost on Capitol Hill this year. What they care about most are next year's Congressional elections… and the Presidential election in 2020. But this week, there were two blasts from the past.
Read the story31 minThe existential threat posed by Big Tech (Part I)
Today's big tech monopolies aren't like those of the Gilded Age. Instead of dominating a single industry like the oil business or steel production, Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple "aspire to encompass all of existence." That's according to journalist Franklin Foer, national correspondent for the Atlantic .
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