Top News: Trump Win Spotlights Rot of Political System 'Bought and Paid for by Billionaires'

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  Sanders Slams 'Big Money Interests' and Consultants That Control Democratic Party After Loss to Trump "While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change," said the Vermont Independent. "And they're right." By Jessica Corbett In Tiny State of Maine, a Big Election Day Win Against Dark Money in Politics "Our greatest hope is to restore people's faith in our democracy and increase participation across the board," said the chair of the campaign behind the measure likely bound for the U.S. Supreme Court. By Jessica Corbett From Netanyahu to Orbán, Global Far-Right Figures Celebrate Trump Win A veritable Who's Who of fascist-facing leaders lined up to congratulate the man who said he'd be a dictator on "day one" of his impending presidency. By Brett Wilkins Progressive Forces Vow 'Unprecedented Resistance' to Trump 2.0 "We're more prepared than ever to block the disastrous Trump policies we know are coming," said one climate group. By Julia Conley Progressives Say Trump Win Spotlights Rot of Political System 'Bought and Paid for by Billionaires' "These monied interests are on the frontlines of destroying our democracy, taking away the power of voters through their unprecedented spending in elections," said the executive director of Justice Democrats. By Jake Johnson Global Fears for the Future as Fascist Donald Trump Wins Second Term "The world is a more dangerous place this morning." By Jake Johnson

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■ Opinion With Trump’s 2nd Win, American Politics as We Know It Is Over It’s long been clear that this country needs a new politics. To use a shopworn phrase, let’s build back better—after this third and most devastating hurricane of the season. By John Feffer State Victories Against Inequality to Celebrate Despite Bleak Election Day Any near-term policy progress will have to start at the city and state levels and work its way up to the federal level. Three progressive tax victories from last night are an encouraging sign. By Sarah Anderson Why Did the Democrats Lose? Because They Gave Up on the Working Class 40 Years Ago It really hurts to have called this one. I so wanted to be wrong. By Les Leopold Trump Win Fulfills Oligarchy's 50-Year Plan for Right-Wing Takeover The billionaires have won. They have successfully killed the American Dream. And now we have to fight back. By Thom Hartmann

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