It’s finally arrived: U.S. election year is here, and you can count on OZY to keep you ahead of the curve on major issues that other outlets often overlook. From the hidden powers behind the Democratic candidates to the Chinese Americans for Trump, we’ll always aim to surprise and open your eyes.
| We spent 2019 giving you fresh insight into the political scene and getting you ready for the blockbuster 2020 to come. We come to the end of 2019 with the two biggest American political stories still unresolved. The first was the unfolding presidential campaign, with its massive and unsettled Democratic field. The second: The impeachment of President Donald Trump — from the Mueller Report waiting game to the Democrats’ will-they-or-won’t-they-impeach drama to the rapid turns surrounding l’affaire Ukraine. It culminated in the almost exactly party-line House impeachment votes Dec. 18. We strive to ensure our coverage is giving you what you can’t get from the usual national media suspects — namely, clear-eyed, multipartisan coverage that breaks you out of your bubble. | READ NOW |
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| | Buying New York property and shedding censored chat apps, these Trump supporters are defying demographic destiny. When Phoebe Xu left China for the U.S. as a 20-year-old in 1982, she was fleeing a suppressed society marked by the after effects of the bloody Cultural Revolution. So more than three decades later, when a political-correctness-decrying capitalist rose to the top of the presidential pecking order in her new home, she didn’t see a pariah — like many of her Asian American peers — but a powerful testament to social conservatism and free speech. Xu soon found she wasn’t alone. Along with hundreds of others, the 57-year-old project manager began posting to a sprawling pro-Trump group on WeChat, China’s most popular social media app. | READ NOW |
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| | Rebecca Pearcey is one of seven women of color serving as national political directors for Democratic presidential hopefuls. |
| | Thursday’s presidential debate will provide a platform for universal basic income — a plan to give you $1,000 every month. |
| | Telemedicine could have huge ramifications for both sides of the abortion debate. |
| | For the first time in decades, an American political party could have a full debate on the Jewish state. |
| | The coming clash between the president and the chief justice will help define the legacies of both men. |
| | The political path forward is a perilous one, and they should know. |
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