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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.

Bernie vs. the mainstream media
Sen. Bernie Sanders surrounded by cameras.
Opinion

Bernie vs. the mainstream media

Which Democrats can credibly call out Trump's corruption in 2020?
President Trump, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders.
Feature

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

The Democratic primary’s generational divide
People wearing campaign buttons.
Opinion

The Democratic primary’s generational divide

Economic populism is the new center
A bullseye.
Opinion

Economic populism is the new center

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

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.
A protester.
Opinion

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.
An elephant.
Opinion

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

Where Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren actually differ
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
Opinion

Where Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren actually differ

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

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

The Democrats need a recession plan
Donkey looks at stock exchange.
Opinion

The Democrats need a recession plan

The Democratic foreign policy reckoning
Joe Biden.
Opinion

The Democratic foreign policy reckoning

Three years after Brexit, global nationalism is still ascendant
A Brexit ballot.
Opinion

Three years after Brexit, global nationalism is still ascendant

Mussolini's 21st-century clone is leading the far right to victory in Europe
Matteo Salvini and Benito Mussolini.
Opinion

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

The Democrats' generational split over capitalism
Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Opinion

The Democrats' generational split over capitalism

Will Trump 2020 smack into a recession?
An old car.
Opinion

Will Trump 2020 smack into a recession?

How Americans came to their senses about climate change
Hurricane destruction.
Opinion

How Americans came to their senses about climate change

Elizabeth Warren is surfing the blue wave
Elizabeth Warren surfing blue wave
Opinion

Elizabeth Warren is surfing the blue wave