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Week of May 27th
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks to the media after a jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, May 30, 2024, in New York.
Alvin Bragg Was Right, His Critics Were Wrong [link removed]: When Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg first announced his indictment of Donald Trump back in early 2023, there was a widespread sense of skepticism from liberal commentators, legal experts and never-Trumpers alike. It turns out they were wrong, Ryan Cooper explains, and Bragg was right.
[link removed] Has Organized Labor Finally Cracked the South? [link removed]: Unions have won unprecedented victories across the Bible Belt, both organizing new shops and winning first contracts. There's still a long way to go, but this could be a real paradigm shift for labor. Luke Goldstein has the story.
Donald Trump Was Held Accountable For Once. It's a Moral Victory. [link removed]: Finally, Donald Trump has been held criminally liable for his serious crimes against the public. That's a welcome development, Hassan Kanu writes, but there's little to celebrate when both parties remain inadequate, or unwilling, to prevent him from running for president again.
[link removed] My Political Depression Problem-and Ours [link removed]: In this week's installment of The Infernal Triangle, Rick Perlstein reflects on the intractable divide between liberals and the left in the face of impending fascism.
Juries Rule [link removed]: Donald Trump was finally held liable for his crimes by a jury of 12 New Yorkers. Let this be a lesson, David Dayen writes, that ordinary people doing their civic duty can break the cycle of elites remaining above the law.
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