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The Shipwreck of All Hopes

As the presidential primaries reach a fever pitch, the candidacies of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders lay bare the limits of liberalism’s postwar consensus, and demand a reimagined agenda for progressive politics in the twenty-first century.

February 24, 2016 • Thomas Gilbert and Andrew J. Loveridge • Articles • 2016 / Bernie Sanders / elections / Hillary Clinton / journalism / politics

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