From Jacobin, Samuel Stein on how the Trumps got rich: The Trump fortune was built off theft — from workers, from the state, and from the commons. Neil Barsky on Trump, the bad, bad businessman: “The real estate and casino developer I covered as a reporter in the 1990s was a disaster”. Kurt Eichenwald on Donald Trump’s many business failures, explained. Foursquare data shows Trump’s candidacy is hurting his biz empire. Trump’s economic advisers are also his biggest donors — they’re also all men. Donald Trump’s allies battle for favor of G.O.P. givers he mocked. David Ignatius on why facts don’t matter to Trump’s supporters. Even after Khan battle, Trump voters support ban on Muslims. In Trump, some Obama backers see a new champion of hope and change. How Donald Trump could win and why: Old electoral alliances are cracking up, and the new have yet to clearly form.
As Donald Trump incites feuds, other G.O.P. candidates flee his shadow. Paul Ryan stares down a GOP revolt in his backyard. The GOP’s “dump Trump” dilemma: A Republican abandonment of the nominee will be about self-preservation. Questioning if a election will be “rigged” strikes at the heart of democracy (and more). Donald Trump is wrong: Rigging an election is almost impossible. Hackers say it would be “too easy” to hack the U.S. elections: “If it were up to me, I would remove every single electronic voting machine in America”. How to hack an election in 7 minutes: With Russia already meddling in 2016, a ragtag group of obsessive tech experts is warning that stealing the ultimate prize — victory on Nov. 8 — would be child’s play.
Beat him like a drum: Republican political strategist Rick Wilson on why Donald Trump must not just lose in November; to correct the institutions he’s broken, he must suffer a humiliating defeat. Donald Trump and his followers could destroy America even if he loses. Joseph Stiglitz on Trump and the damage done: Trump’s success has raised the question — can the United States be trusted in the long run?
