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8 Lessons From the Midterm Elections

Julia Rock, Rebecca Burns, Andrew Perez, Matthew Cunningham-Cook, David Sirota Jacobin
Progressive and leftist voters are always told we’re too extreme. The midterm results should quash that narrative. Results suggest that when the Democratic Party listened to its progressive flank voters rewarded its politicians.

Tidbits – Oct. 27, 2022 – Reader Comments, Elections – It’s the Economy, It’s Race and Racism; Supreme Court and Democracy; Climate Change; Fascist Threat; Labor Upsurge; Transatlantic Left Dialogue and Internationalism in Our Time; More…

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Friday Nite Videos | September 16, 2022

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Jan. 6 Committee Previews Oath Keeper Evidence. Ron DeSantis' Migrant Stunt | Trevor Noah. How Waves Could Power a Clean Energy Future. Breaking the Vote Series Trailer. How Ancient Art Captured Australian Megafauna.

How Waves Could Power a Clean Energy Future

Harnessing ocean waves for grid-scale electricity production would be a major boon to the clean energy industry. Now, an influx of federal funding is helping U.S. companies test wave energy technologies, giving hope that wave power will see massive growth over the next few decades.

Why Resolving Democrats’ Internal War on Climate Policy Will Be Hard

Kate Aronoff The New Republic
Details on the permitting reform demanded by Senator Manchin remain scant. Many fear it could prove a giveaway to fossil fuel companies. The majority leader seems determined to see it through, despite ever more Democrats expressing their skepticism.
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