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Insurgents Are Revitalizing the Democratic Party

Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols The Nation
If established party leaders don’t screw things up—by echoing Republican talking points about a “dangerous” left, or by opting for caution when the electorate is calling for action—this revitalization has the potential to build a vibrant coalition..

El-Sayed’s Challenge: Overcoming ‘Otherness’

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
If the economy is the issue, he can win Michigan in November. El-Sayed's overriding message has to be that his election will help end Trump’s disastrous control of the economy. Halley Stevens concession and endorsement; Mallory McMorrow endorsement.

New York’s Socialist Victories Can’t Be So Easily Dismissed

Michael Kinnucan Jacobin
Centrist Democrats are writing off New York City socialist wins as a fluke reducible to gentrification and low turnout. But it was the Democratic Party machine itself that spent decades cultivating a depoliticized electorate.

Tidbits-Aug. 6: Reader Comments: Mainstream Press Covers DSA, Elections; the ‘Red Scare’: Then and Now; Todd Blanche; Dr. Fauci;; New Howard Zinn Biography; Dockworkers Unions in Six Countries Announce Day of Strikes Against War and Genocide – Oct 30

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Reader Comments: Mainstream Press Covers DSA and Elections; The ‘Red Scare’: Then and Now; Todd Blanche and The Art of the Steal; Dr. Fauci;; New Howard Zinn Biography; Dockworkers Unions in Six Countries Announce Day of Strikes Against War, Genocide

Tidbits-July 30: Reader Comments: Elections 2026, 2028-Democratic Socialists Further Advance; Should AOC Run for President; Jewish Socialists Helped Build Multiracial Democracy; Strikes of Attorneys Representing Poor Clients; Dr. Fauci; Lots More;

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Reader Comments: Elections 2026 and 2028 - Democratic Socialists Further Advance; AOC Should Run for President; Jewish Socialists Helped Build Multiracial Democracy; Strikes of Attorneys Representing Poor Clients; Dr. Fauci; lots more and Cartoons;

The Platner Pattern – Are We Really Doing This Again?

Jessica Valenti Abortion, Every Day
The hatred of women is serious - and the left's inability to accept or grapple with that fact is no small problem. In a country where men are perpetually protected, women talking about assault is the real act of violence.

Platner Volunteers Want To Move Forward With a New Candidate

Nathan Bernard Drop Site News
The populist movement propelling Graham Platner’s senatorial campaign sees a replacement in former state senator Troy Jackson. The energy behind this politics of change is genuinely real and organic. Wednesday evening, Platner suspended his campaign
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