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THE OTHER DAY I had a long chat with a veteran editor I admire about what he said was Mother Jones’ “bias.” Just admit it, he said. You’re partisan. Otherwise, why would you have so many articles about corruption and malfeasance by Donald Trump and Republicans?

It was around the time that Michael Cohen pleaded guilty, Paul Manafort was convicted, and an anonymous op-ed warned that even the president’s own team is scared of what he might do. I thought, “Seriously? How could we not

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