Politics

The Trump Era Was Born in the Election of 1968

DOG WHISTLING

American politics has always seen its share of meanness and sharp elbows, but the viciousness and gridlock that characterize today's politics goes right back to Nixon's election.

Lawrence O'Donnell
Lawrence O'Donnell
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Lawrence O'Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell

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