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Tidbits-Jun 25 – Reader Comments: Democratic Socialists Surge in Mayoral Races; Brad Lander: Why We Won; Orange Vandal of Reflecting Pool; Israel’s New Party; American Family; Author Corrects One-Sided Article NYC Elections and DSA and WFP

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Reader Comments: Democratic Socialists Surge in Mayoral Races; Brad Lander: Why We Won; Orange Vandal of Reflecting Pool; Israel's New Party; American Family at Breaking Point; Eric Blanc modifies criticism of DSA and Working Families Party; Cartoons

Can the Ideal Society Ever Exist?

Steven Poole The Guardian
This fascinating intellectual history of imagined paradises takes us from Thomas More to Ursula K Le Guin.

Maritime Workers Under Attack

Captain Don Marcus The Stansbury Forum
While the White House lauds the men and women of the U.S. Merchant Marine, the foundation for the preservation of that industry is being undermined. Workers and their families will be discarded, and an essential U.S. industry will be outsourced.

The Socialist Future Is Being Written in New York

Branko Marcetic Convergence
Tuesday's socialist sweep in New York was built on the organizing power of the Democratic Socialists of America, which has now established itself as the leading political power in the city.

Bernie Moreno and Elizabeth Warren: Our Plan To Save Social Security

Bernie Moreno and Elizabeth Warren The New York Times
Instead of cutting benefits for the retirees who count on Social Security, we need to take bipartisan action to protect those benefits. That starts with a common-sense solution: lifting the Social Security payroll tax cap.

How (and Why) AI Is Eroding Democracy in the US

Tom Valovic Common Dreams
Big Tech elitists have their hooks into everything—from what happens in the privacy of our homes to the rampant AI-driven militarism we see unfolding on the global stage. Luckily, people are fighting back.