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Third Parties
October 13, 2021
Natalie Shure
Andrew Yang’s Vapid Third-Party Vision
The political gadfly’s latest project, the Forward Party, is designed to leverage buzzwords in the service of cementing his place in the Thought Leader Extended Universe.
November 2, 2020
Kevin Mahnken
The Libertarian Moment That Never Comes
Every four years, the party mounts a hopeless bid for president. But this year, with nominee Jo Jorgensen, there’s even less hope than usual.
February 2, 2018
Micah L. Sifry
Why America Is Stuck With Only Two Parties
If the United States ever gets a major new political party, it won’t be built by think tank denizens.
May 3, 2016
Brian Beutler
Why So Many Political Journalists Don’t Get Politics
The media's third-party delusion stems from an intentional refusal to grapple with the country's ideological traditions.
March 4, 2013
John B. Judis
Throw the Bums Out!
The populist moment in Europe and the United States
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