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fromAxios
10 hours ago

Chaos erupts on House floor as Democrat moves to condemn fellow party member

Representative Gluesenkamp Perez filed a resolution condemning Representative García for effectively anointing an unopposed successor before retiring, prompting intra-party conflict.
fromwww.mediaite.com
12 hours ago

Chris Matthews Shreds Democrats for 'Snobbery and Attitude' Driving Working-Class and Young Voters Away

Cable news veteran Chris Matthews returned to MSNBC on Wednesday and blasted Democrats for being smug elitists who have lost their appeal to working-class Americans and non-college-educated young voters. Instead, those Americans gravitated towards President Donald Trump, Matthews said during his appearance on Katy Tur Reports. The people that didn't go to college are voting for Trump. Why? Because the snobbery and attitude of Democratic politicians, Matthews said.
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from48 hills
16 hours ago

Drama Masks: 'Hills of California' sings, 'Woman in Black' thrills - 48 hills

It seems like Arthur Miller's The Crucible always finds its way back into my life somehow. From first reading the play in high school to performing in it a decade ago to rolling my eyes at Aaron Sorkin's sexist misinterpretation of it, the quintessential "political play" finds new and interesting ways to once again grab my attention, faults and all. I thought of it again after the past week's exciting political developments.
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fromTruthout
1 day ago
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Democrats Have Shown Their Hand in Caving to GOP Bill. What Happens Next?

fromFortune
1 month ago
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Democrats embrace a shutdown fight in a rare moment of unity against Trump: "we think this is a battle worth fighting" | Fortune

fromTruthout
1 day ago
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Democrats Have Shown Their Hand in Caving to GOP Bill. What Happens Next?

fromFortune
1 month ago
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Democrats embrace a shutdown fight in a rare moment of unity against Trump: "we think this is a battle worth fighting" | Fortune

#chuck-schumer
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago
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Terrible!' CNN Data Guru Delivers Truckload of Bad News for Chuck Schumer: AOC Would Be the Favorite to Beat Him'

fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago
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Terrible!' CNN Data Guru Delivers Truckload of Bad News for Chuck Schumer: AOC Would Be the Favorite to Beat Him'

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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

Bernie Sanders Slams Out of Touch' Democratic Leadership That Gets Advice From Pathetic' Consultants

Democratic leadership and its consultant class are out of touch with grassroots and working-class priorities, favoring wealthy contributors over progressive economic and healthcare reforms.
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fromFortune
6 days ago
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Nancy Pelosi retires from legendary career as Obama hails 'one of the best speakers the House of Representatives has ever had' | Fortune

fromThe American Conservative
6 days ago
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Nancy Pelosi Announces Retirement From Congress

Nancy Pelosi, 85, announced her retirement after nearly four decades in Congress and two separate terms as Speaker of the House.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago
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Nancy Pelosi, a force on Capitol Hill for decades, to retire from Congress

Nancy Pelosi will retire from Congress after a 20-term career, stepping down two years after leaving House leadership.
fromFortune
6 days ago
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Nancy Pelosi retires from legendary career as Obama hails 'one of the best speakers the House of Representatives has ever had' | Fortune

fromThe Atlantic
4 days ago

The Democrats Try Out a Big Tent

The convention was held, somewhat awkwardly, at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., and was intended to be the first annual send-up of the Democrats' big-tent coalition. Gone are the days of choosing between a former intelligence officer and a democratic socialist; the party is now asking: Why not both? And at every panel, speakers repeated the week's key takeaway like a mantra: "Democrats don't have to agree on everything."
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#election-results
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from48 hills
1 week ago

'Let's bring some of those vittles back to the table:' What the Nov. 4 election means - 48 hills

Mamdani and Lurie have a tremendous amount in common. Both are scions of privilege who bring little political experience to their jobs. The 34-year-old Mamdani, the progeny of a noted academic and an accomplished filmmaker, has been a state lawmaker for all of four years. Lurie, 48, grew up wealthy after his mother married Peter Haas, an heir to the Levi Strauss blue jeans dynasty. Before becoming mayor in January, Lurie had founded an anti-poverty nonprofit but had never held elected office.
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fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

A Next-Generation Victory for Democrats

Three younger Democrats with nontraditional backgrounds signaled a generational shift within the Democratic Party after the 2025 elections.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Jake Tapper Grills DNC's Ken Martin About Old Candidates

Because at the end of the day, what people want they want fighters. The divide right now in our party is not ideological, nor is it age. The divide, right now, is between those who are fighting, and those who're sitting on the sidelines. I reject this idea there's plenty of older elected officials and older candidates, frankly, who are fighting.
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fromAxios
1 week ago

A big blue wave for Democrats, and two paths forward

The big picture: Even as Democrats celebrated late Tuesday, it was clear the results didn't settle the Democratic Party's civil war over the best way to move forward after its crushing losses in 2024. Progressive and moderate Democrats both emerged with genuine measures of victory Tuesday - and they're already wielding it as evidence that it's their side that should lead the party out of the wilderness in 2026 and 2028. Progressives in New York City and California fired up their base to elect Mamdani, and to redraw California's congressional map to help Democrats' push to flip five U.S. House seats next year.
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fromemptywheel
1 week ago

Open Thread: The Morning After Election Day 2025 - emptywheel

The election of Millennial Zohran Mamdani as New York City's mayor marks a generational shift in Democratic politics away from Baby Boomers.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

CNN Team Straight Up Laughs At Scott Jennings's Take On Dem Victory

CNN panel laughed as GOP analyst Scott Jennings called Democratic off-year wins a bad night and declared Zohran Mamdani the party's leader.
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

The Races to Watch This Election Day

Every pressing question about the Democrats hinges on who their next generation of leaders will be. It has taken an excruciatingly long time for them to emerge. But on Tuesday, three new candidates are getting their auditions. Abigail Spanberger is running for governor in Virginia; Mikie Sherrill is the nominee for governor in New Jersey; and Zohran Mamdani has led in polling in the race for mayor in New York City.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Brownstein: New Jersey, Virginia governors' races will answer a key question

Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races will indicate if Democrats can regain affluent suburban voters and recapture economically strained minority support.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Democrats fight to rebuild in key state races on election day

Local and statewide races will test whether Democrats can rebound from 2024 losses amid historic low favorability and tentative economic polling gains.
#karine-jean-pierre
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago
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Ex-Biden Spox Scolds His Old Comms Shop Boss Karine Jean-Pierre for Bailing on the Democrats: Parties Are Not About One Person'

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fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

Karine Jean-Pierre explains why her new memoir, Independent, is a manifesto for a fractured democracy

Karine Jean-Pierre warns American democracy faces a 'five-alarm fire,' leaves the Democratic Party, and urges change to confront an authoritarian turn under Trump.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago
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Ex-Biden Spox Scolds His Old Comms Shop Boss Karine Jean-Pierre for Bailing on the Democrats: Parties Are Not About One Person'

fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago
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Karine Jean-Pierre explains why her new memoir, Independent, is a manifesto for a fractured democracy

fromIntelligencer
1 week ago

It's My Party and I'll Leave When I Want To

"It was the most painful thing I've been through since my own parents aging," she said of her up-close experiences with the former president. "Nobody wants to face incapacity." It forced Kuster to look hard at her party. Months before the fateful presidential debate that exposed Biden's frailty, Kuster, at a mere 68 years old, announced her retirement, having served in Congress for 12 years after turning a red seat reliably blue.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

A year after Trump won, why won't Democrats change their playbook? | Norman Solomon

Democrats enabled Donald Trump to become president twice because of repetition compulsions that still propel the party's leaders undermining the party's potential to end the real-life nightmare of Maga control over the federal government. Scrutinizing how this century's Democratic leaders set the stage for Trump's electoral triumphs is crucial not only for clarity about the past. It also makes possible a vital focus on how such failures can be avoided in the future.
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fromIntelligencer
2 weeks ago

Is the Democratic Party's Future Zohran Mamdani or Mikie Sherrill?

The election playing out on both sides of the Hudson River is something of an experiment about the Democratic Party during the second Trump era. Is the future Mamdani, a movement politician fluent in social media who commands the attention of both his faithful and his detractors? Or is it Sherrill, who has the sort of résumé and mainstream credentials that Establishment Democrats have long thought is the key to winning over voters skeptical of their party?
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#political-strategy
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

Political Gabfest Celebrates 20 Years with Special Guest Rahm Emanuel

This week, live from Chicago to celebrate 20 years of the Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the Trump vs. Chicago showdown and the dynamics between progressive and centrist Democrats with former Chicago Mayor and Obama White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, what threat President Trump poses to the future of American elections and how to push back, and memorable moments from Gabfest history.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Jennifer Welch Goes Off On 'P*ssies' Schumer and Jeffries

Democratic establishment must embrace rising leftist grassroots movements or face organized electoral backlash for ignoring progressive candidates, protests, and calls to reject AIPAC influence.
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fromIntelligencer
1 week ago

Socialism or Abundance?

The Democratic Party is divided over strategy and image, oscillating between populist postures, norm-breaking tactics, and cautious retreat after political violence.
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fromFortune
2 weeks ago
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Kamala Harris expects a woman to be president, and says it could 'possibly' be her - 'I'm not done' | Fortune

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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

NEW BOOK: Kamala Harris Declined' to Call Congressional Dems to Lobby on Behalf of Biden After Disastrous Debate

Kamala Harris declined a Biden campaign request to call Democratic lawmakers after his poor debate showing, fearing it would appear she was trying to take his job.
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fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

The Emptiness of Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris appears to have no realistic political pathway after her defeat, lacking a clear role or leadership position within the Democratic Party.
fromFortune
2 weeks ago
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Kamala Harris expects a woman to be president, and says it could 'possibly' be her - 'I'm not done' | Fortune

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fromAxios
2 weeks ago

Hakeem Jeffries endorses Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor after months of delay

Jeffries endorsed Zohran Mamdani after disagreements and delay, urging Democratic unity against what he called an existential threat from President Trump.
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fromwww.esquire.com
2 weeks ago

Why Is the Political Media Establishment So Obsessed with Piling on the Democrats?

Democratic missteps and voter indifference enable Republican extremism to persist despite high-profile scandals and self-inflicted candidate vulnerabilities.
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fromThe Nation
3 weeks ago

Democrats Are Getting a Brutal Lesson in How Much the Politics on Israel Have Changed

Democratic elected officials and voters increasingly view Israel negatively, prompting distancing from AIPAC and demands to halt US offensive military aid.
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Challenges to Pelosi part of broader movement to replace the Democratic Party's old guard

"The world is changing, the Democratic Party is changing, and it's time," Wiener said in an interview with The Times. "I know San Francisco, I have worked tirelessly to represent this community - delivering housing, health care, clean energy, LGBTQ and immigrant rights - and I have a fortitude and backbone to be able to deliver for San Francisco in Congress."
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Trump White House Flays CNN Clown Show' Featuring AOC and Bernie Sanders in Wild Statement

The White House denounced a CNN town hall as a "clown show," accusing Democrats of deliberately causing a government shutdown to advance a socialist agenda.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Hamas Terrorists, Illegal Aliens, and Violent Criminals': Trump Spox Karoline Leavitt Describes Democrats' Base

Democrats are accused of catering to Hamas terrorists, illegal immigrants, and violent criminals while President Trump is credited with rescuing hostages and pursuing peace.
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fromBoston.com
4 weeks ago

Rep. Seth Moulton says he will challenge Sen. Edward Markey for Massachusetts seat

Seth Moulton is challenging Sen. Edward Markey for the Democratic Senate nomination, arguing Democrats need new, younger leadership to win and confront current crises.
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fromThe Nation
4 weeks ago

People Are Furious With Democrats. Bernie Sanders Knows Why.

Grassroots Democrats increasingly distrust party leadership and seek bolder opposition, while Bernie Sanders pushes insurgent candidates and a new direction to reconnect with working-class voters.
fromDailycaller
1 month ago

Democrats Are Finally Comfortable Trashing Their DEI Stars

After years of pretending that no other qualities mattered in a politician besides one's race, sex, and sexuality, Democrats have discovered that competence and charisma, two traits without which candidates will fail, are far more important than whether you are black, gay, or non-binary. For the past few months, three of the Democratic Party's most beloved DEI stars have been taking arrows left and right from the very same party establishment that elevated their careers in the first place.
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fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

Dwelling on the 2024 Defeat Is a Waste of Time for Democrats

Democrats should postpone any formal 2024 autopsy until after the 2026 midterms to avoid wasting time and harming organizers' morale or voter turnout.
fromNBC News
1 month ago

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin endorses Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral race

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin on Friday endorsed Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee in the New York City mayoral race, just weeks ahead of Election Day. "He's running to make NYC more affordable for everyone and has captured the nation's attention with his incredible campaign," Martin, who was elected by fellow Democrats to his position earlier this year, wrote in a post on X. "Go vote for Zohran this November!"
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

MAGA Influencer Calls For a Moment of Reckoning' After DOJ Charges Man For Threatening Letter

A man was arrested for allegedly threatening MAGA influencer Benny Johnson and his family, and Johnson blamed the Democratic Party for mainstreaming violence.
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fromMission Local
1 month ago

Pelosi challenger Saikat Chakrabarti launches upset bid at packed Mission event

Saikat Chakrabarti launched a 2026 campaign to challenge Nancy Pelosi, calling for radical economic transformation and warning of a "fascist coup."
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fromwww.esquire.com
1 month ago

George Clooney on Politics, Obama, and His New York Times Op-Ed

George Clooney says Democrats must find strong leadership to guide the nation through turbulent political times and inevitable ensuing damage.
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Democrats Still Have No Idea What Went Wrong

On a recent panel of progressive activists analyzing what went wrong in the 2024 election, the author, activist, and failed political candidate Qasim Rashid spoke with confidence about the way forward for the Democratic Party. The problem, he insisted, was not that Democrats had strayed too far from public opinion but that the party had grown too solicitous of it. "Saying the right thing timidly," he proclaimed, "is less effective than saying the wrong thing loudly."
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fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Fighting Democrats' setbacks by Reagan, Gingrich, and Bush required resolve; Trump shutdown is no different

As a and lifelong political junkie, and for the last six years as a journalist, I've seen my party stumble before. I've watched us weather humiliating losses, recover, and reinvent ourselves. But rarely have I felt as demoralized as I do now. These past eight months under Trump's second (failed) attempt to be president, with his reckless presidency, a far-right and compliant , and a rubber-stamping Supreme Court all against us, have been among the darkest periods in modern Democratic history.
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fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

What the Democrats Need to Do Now

Democrats lack a unified message and messenger, leaving the Party unpopular, divided, and struggling to counter Trump while addressing identity and policy concerns.
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fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

Democrats Must Address the Real Reason They Want a Shutdown

Democrats are divided about whether to emphasize Trump's authoritarianism or focus on economic concerns while they seek unity to oppose a looming federal government shutdown.
#political-rhetoric
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fromConsequence
1 month ago

Bruce Springsteen Blasts Democrats: "We're Desperately in Need of an Effective Alternative Party"

Bruce Springsteen criticizes Democrats' response to Trump and urges an effective alternative party or a candidate who can speak to the national majority.
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fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

The Case for Democrats Recognizing Palestinian Statehood

Democratic support for Israel has eroded significantly amid the Gaza war, prompting widespread calls to cut arms sales and characterize Israel’s actions as genocidal.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Democrats Don't Seem Willing to Follow Their Own Advice

Most Democrats publicly avoided shifting right on cultural issues after the 2024 loss despite acknowledging overreach, leaving activist positions largely intact.
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

Ex-lawmaker who ran against Biden blames Kirk killing on 'anger-tainment,' extremists on both sides

"We have an anger-tainment industry coupled with social media algorithms that feed and feed and feed those with those proclivities already."
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fromThe Nation
1 month ago

Beware the Centrist Dweebs Trying to Ape Zohran Mamdani

The Democratic Party establishment isn't having a great year. Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani pummeled Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral primary and is cruising to another landslide victory in November. If a Senate primary were held today, Chuck Schumer would lose to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by double digits. And the party's traditional pro-Israel consensus has become deeply unpopular, with three-quarters of Democrats supporting an arms embargo and agreeing that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Democrats will 'either adapt or die' as strategists push them onto new platforms

Politicians must master 30-second verticals, three-minute cable hits, and three-hour podcasts to survive in today’s media ecosystem.
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fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Kamala Harris Is Finally Creating Some Distance From Joe Biden

Democrats remain focused on Biden's age and the recklessness of his 2024 run, overshadowing recent Democratic special-election successes.
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fromFortune
2 months ago

Being called a 'capitalist' is the new 'socialist' among young people, new Gallup poll reveals

Democrats increasingly view socialism favorably while their favorable view of capitalism has declined.
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fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

Longtime California political leader John Burton dies at 92

John Burton, a longtime California political leader, died at 92 after a decades-long career in state and federal government and Democratic leadership.
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fromCommon Dreams
2 months ago

Sanders, Mamdani Bring 'Fighting the Oligarchy' Tour to Brooklyn | Common Dreams

Bernie Sanders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as the Democratic Party’s future, criticized party leaders for withholding support, and called the mayoral race a test of democracy.
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fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Wrong Way to Win Back the Working Class

Democrats should reduce automatic deference to organized labor because the alliance delivers fewer votes while raising political costs and undermining efforts to lower living costs.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Jerry Nadler to Retire From Congress: Watching the Biden Thing' Made Me Think About the Necessity For Generational Change'

Jerry Nadler will not seek re-election, citing need for generational change amid concerns about aging Democratic leadership and threats posed by Trump.
#progressive-politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

How elites destroyed the Democratic Party in the US and fuelled populism

Author Joan Williams argues that elitism has weakened the party and pushed people towards populism. As the popularity of the United States Democratic Party reaches historic lows, author Joan Williams argues that the party's elitism is still pushing people away. Williams is the founder of the Equality Action Center at the College of Law at the University of California at San Francisco and author of Outclassed: How the Left Lost the Working Class and How to Win Them Back.
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fromIntelligencer
2 months ago

Democrats Will Have to Shift on Israel. But When?

DNC resolutions, on their own, mean little as Israel continues to bombard and starve out Gaza, where the death toll exceeds 60,000. Donald Trump controls the government, not the Democrats, and he has enabled, like his predecessor Joe Biden, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at every turn, pumping the nation with armaments and sanctioning all military action. But the feebleness of the Democratic Party is notable; its leaders truly have no sense of the current moment.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Democrats Face Existential Threat' By Ignoring New Media, Progressive YouTuber David Pakman Says

Democrats face an existential 2026 midterm threat due to reliance on stale network/cable media and poor engagement with new and independent media.
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