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The election was a staggering blow to the city’s self-image and national power (if not exactly to Wall Street).But in our weakness is our strength. Welcome to the capital of the loyal opposition.

Part I
In Bush II, the Only Thing (Well, One of the Only Things) New York Has to Fear Is Fear Itself
BY CHRIS SMITH

Part II
The Gathering Darkness of the Blue State of Mind
BY JAMES ATLAS

Part III
Learning to Live With a Bush Dynasty, in Five Uneasy Stages
BY ANA MARIE COX

Part IV
MoveOn and ACT: A Movement in Search of Its Next Cause
BY ROBERT KOLKER

Part V
What the Democrats Missed at the Populist Revolution
BY THOMAS FRANK

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