America Is Growing Apart, Possibly for Good

It may be time to stop talking about “red” and “blue” America. That’s the provocative conclusion of Michael Podhorzer, a longtime political strategist for labor unions and the chair of the Analyst Institute, a collaborative of progressive groups that studies elections. In a private newsletter that he writes for a small group of activists, Podhorzer recently laid out a detailed case for thinking of the two blocs as fundamentally different nations uneasily sharing the same geographic space. “When we think about the United States, we make the essential error of…

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Trump Retreats on Separating Families, but Thousands May Remain Apart – New York Times

The Straits Times Trump Retreats on Separating Families, but Thousands May Remain ApartNew York TimesWASHINGTON — President Trump caved to enormous political pressure on Wednesday and signed an executive order meant to end the separation of families at the border by detaining parents and children together for an indefinite period. “We're going to …Trump signs order that he says will keep migrant families togetherCNBC Trump reverses course, signs order to keep families togetherCNNFull text of the executive order US President Donald Trump signed on family separationThe Straits TimesFinancial Express –The New…

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