Conor Lynch

Contributing Writer

Conor Lynch is a freelance journalist living in New York City. He has written for The New Republic, Salon, and Alternet.

Sen. Bernie Sanders surrounded by cameras.

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Bernie vs. the mainstream media

President Trump, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders.

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Which Democrats can credibly call out Trump's corruption in 2020?

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The Democratic primary’s generational divide

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Economic populism is the new center

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Trump's novel corruption defense: I do it in plain sight

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Think young people are hostile to capitalism now? Just wait for the next recession.

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Republicans are going to smear the Ukraine whistleblower. Don't buy it.

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Where Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren actually differ

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Trump has taken the GOP's 'Kansas experiment' national — with predictable results

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The Democrats need a recession plan

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The Democratic foreign policy reckoning

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Three years after Brexit, global nationalism is still ascendant

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Mussolini's 21st-century clone is leading the far right to victory in Europe

Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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The Democrats' generational split over capitalism

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Will Trump 2020 smack into a recession?

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How Americans came to their senses about climate change

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Conor Lynch

Bernie vs. the mainstream media

Which Democrats can credibly call out Trump's corruption in 2020?

The Democratic primary’s generational divide

Economic populism is the new center

Trump's novel corruption defense: I do it in plain sight

Think young people are hostile to capitalism now? Just wait for the next recession.

Republicans are going to smear the Ukraine whistleblower. Don't buy it.

Where Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren actually differ

Trump has taken the GOP's 'Kansas experiment' national — with predictable results

The Democrats need a recession plan

The Democratic foreign policy reckoning

Three years after Brexit, global nationalism is still ascendant

Mussolini's 21st-century clone is leading the far right to victory in Europe

The Democrats' generational split over capitalism

Will Trump 2020 smack into a recession?

How Americans came to their senses about climate change

Elizabeth Warren is surfing the blue wave