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August 22, 2020

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The Puzzlingly Substanceless Democratic Convention

This should’ve been the perfect opportunity for Democrats to lay out their governing agenda, but it took them three days to talk about policy.

By Walter Shapiro

	A Constitutional Weapon for Biden to Vanquish Trump’s Army of Judges Republicans have erected a conservative fortress in the federal judiciary. Our founding documents provide the means to knock it down.By Christopher J. Sprigman

	The World’s Dumbest Authoritarian Most dictators rig elections to win. With his Postal Service gambit, Trump merely wants everybody to lose with him. By Adam Weinstein

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	A Night of Magical Thinking at the Democratic Convention Democrats are already in love with their future, in spite of the fact that Joe Biden has glossed over how he will get them there.By Alex Shephard

	Sanders Has Become Biden’s Happy Warrior In what may be his final bow on the presidential campaign stage, Sanders tried to build a bridge between his movement and the man who bested it. By Libby Watson

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	Democrats Are So Worried About the Postal Service That They Might Finally Do Something Too bad they don’t see similar urgency in the millions of unemployed Americans who face another week without $600 in assistance. By Libby Watson

	Joe Kennedy’s Utterly Pointless, Utterly Consequential Campaign His Bay State tussle with Ed Markey is illuminating some raw truths about youth, dynasty, and a Democratic Party stuck between generations.By Osita Nwanevu

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