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<title><![CDATA[Moira Donegan - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/34992.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Moira Donegan]]></description><category domain="34992">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Lindsay Clancy Was Failed By Warped Ideas of Motherhood]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/07/lindsay-clancy-case-rorschach-test</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Clancy's case became a referendum on mothers, healthcare, and the status of women]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sen. Ossoff Goes Low, and It's Working]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/27/natalie-harp-trump-jon-ossoff</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The senator'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s remarks reflect a turning point in Democrats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' attacks on the president. What should we make of them]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ending Birthright Citizenship Changes Meaning of U.S.]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/02/birthright-citizenship-change-american-foundation</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The supreme court appears poised to reject Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s attack on a foundation of US identity. We must hope it follows through]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Under Trump, We Need No Kings Protests More Than Ever]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/27/trump-no-kings-protest-ice-epstein-iran</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Thousands of No Kings events will be fueled by anger over ICE violence, the Epstein files released and a war in Iran. These protests have power]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Millions of Epstein Files Still Unreleased]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/31/jeffrey-epstein-unreleased-files</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors had identified 6 million files that were 'potentially responsive' to the law, but only released 3.5. Why?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Planned Parenthood May Not Survive the Trump Admin]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/01/planned-parenthood-may-not-survive-trump-administration</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has made repeated cuts targeting the organization's clinics. Now the US supreme court has struck another blow]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mamdani Has Struck a Blow to the Democrat&rsquo;s Passivity]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/27/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats' actions have not matched the passions of its energized voters. You can only antagonize your base for so long]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Inevitable Trump-Musk Feud Finally Here. It's Pathetic]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/06/trump-musk-feud-pathetic</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This would all be sad enough even if it didn't have global consequences. For Democrats, the moment has come]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Trump's 'Palace in the Sky' Gift from Qatar Reveals]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/14/trump-qatar-gift</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This kind of behavior from the Trump administration has gone on for so long that it is hard to rouse the media to cover it]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Is America's Pro-Natalism Movement Really About?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/23/america-pro-natalism-women</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The movement isn't actually interested in making motherhood easier by offering things like affordable childcare. So what is their aim?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Blue Origin Flight Shows Utter Defeat of U.S. Feminism]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/15/blue-origin-flight-american-feminism</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The trip leaned on a vision of women's empowerment that is light on substance and heavy on a childlike, girlish silliness]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Saturday's Protests Brought a Glimmer of Hope]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/08/trump-protests-hands-off</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Hands Off event proved Americans with a slew of different priorities can still form a broad left-liberal coalition]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What the Leaked Chat Reveals About Trump Admin]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/26/trump-signal-chat-middle-east-opinion</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the Signal leaks, we can see how the administration acts when they think they are in private. It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s not a pretty sight]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Elon Musk Is Now Running the United States]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/06/elon-musk-us-government-power</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[An unelected billionaire is running the state through a shadow government without formal checks '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' the constitutional order, now, is largely window dressing]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Mass Deportation Plan Is a Moral Abomination]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/23/trump-mass-deportation-immigrants-proposal</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/23/trump-mass-deportation-immigrants-proposal]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This would be a horrific program of ethnic cleansing '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' yet most of the media reaction has focused on the economic costs]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Time Running Out for Harris To Break w/Biden on Gaza]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/14/kamala-harris-israel-gaza</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s approach to Israel has been disastrous, both morally and strategically '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' and it could cost Harris dearly]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Is Predator Bill Clinton Still Welcome in the Party?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/27/bill-clinton-allegations-democratic-national-convention</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/27/bill-clinton-allegations-democratic-national-convention]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic elites continue to ignore the multiple allegations against Clinton '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' and the reality of the Lewinsky affair]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Gives America a Fighting Chance To Defeat Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/21/joe-biden-drops-out-democrats-election</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/21/joe-biden-drops-out-democrats-election]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Biden has chosen to preserve the prospect of a Democratic victory in November even at the expense of his own ego]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is There Anything That J.D. Vance Actually Believes?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/19/jd-vance-beliefs</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The only thing we can say for sure that JD Vance believes is that he, personally, should have as much power as possible]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rightwing Justices Fight Legal Monsters of Their Making]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/22/us-supreme-court-conservative-justices</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On Friday the court revoked domestic abusers' gun rights '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' fixing a horrific problem they themselves created]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Good Day for American Democracy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/30/trump-conviction-hush-money-trial-democracy</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/30/trump-conviction-hush-money-trial-democracy]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[So rarely held to account, Trump has finally had a small taste of justice. This is a good day for American democracy]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Supreme Court Is No Longer Honorable or Functional]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/20/supreme-court-alito-flag</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The upside-down flag at Samuel Alito's house after the Capitol attack reveals how disgraceful our supreme court has become]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump vs. Biden Again. Why Weren't There Better Options?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/07/all-signs-point-to-trump-v-biden-in-november-a-foregone-conclusion-that-no-one-likes</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/07/all-signs-point-to-trump-v-biden-in-november-a-foregone-conclusion-that-no-one-likes]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Real political struggle has been largely suspended for the sake of defeating Trump and his threat to constitutional democracy]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Women Matter More Than Fetuses or Embryos]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/26/alabama-ivf-frozen-embryos-surveillance</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/26/alabama-ivf-frozen-embryos-surveillance]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Even before the court ruled in favor of this vulgar fiction, state authorities relied on the concept to intimidate and jail women]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Abortion Is Biden's Strongest Issue. He Should Act Like It]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/29/why-is-the-biden-administration-still-afraid-to-talk-about-abortion</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/29/why-is-the-biden-administration-still-afraid-to-talk-about-abortion]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Abortion is a crucial issue in this election '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' and a powerful motivator for voters. Yet the president is still tiptoeing around it]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gay's Resignation Had Nothing To Do With Plagiarism]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/04/claudine-gay-harvard-resignation</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/04/claudine-gay-harvard-resignation]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Her resignation is merely the latest episode in the right wing's assault on education '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' a project that has increased in its virulence in recent years]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Is Losing Young Voters Over Israel-Palestine]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/23/joe-biden-young-voters-israel-palestine-arab-muslim-americans</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/23/joe-biden-young-voters-israel-palestine-arab-muslim-americans]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The US president's hawkish support for Israel has alienated younger voters, progressives, and Arab and Muslim Americans]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Are Republicans Failing To Find a Speaker?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/18/republicans-failing-speaker-house</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/18/republicans-failing-speaker-house]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Many Republicans have no interest in public service, an ideological hostility to functional government and an insatiable thirst for attention]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It's OK To Laugh at Burning Man Attendees Mired in Muck]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/06/burning-man-wealthy-attendees</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/06/burning-man-wealthy-attendees]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Maybe it feels satisfying to see the US elite in discomfort because we're so unlikely to see them face accountability in normal life]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Has Hijacked American Democracy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/11/supreme-court-republican-justices-shame-power-thomas-alito-roberts</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/11/supreme-court-republican-justices-shame-power-thomas-alito-roberts]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Moira Donegan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The court has vastly overextended its own power and flaunted its corruption. It will take a political movement to stop them]]></description>
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