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- Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnistIt’s not clear if smear-mongering Clinton is running for president, or just fleeing reality. “Her reappearance spells disaster for the Democratic Party.”
- Danny Haiphong , BAR contributorUniversal equality has always run counter to the United States’ anti-Black and settler colonial roots.
- Ann Garrison , BAR contributorWith their Russiagate fantasies, the Democrats have done infinitely more to delegitimize US institutions of governance than any foreign power could dream to accomplish.