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Voters Were Right About the Economy. The Data Was Wrong

Eugene Ludwig Politico
Many in Washington bristled at the public’s failure to register how strong the economy was during the Biden Administration but were they relying on flawed statistics? Unemployment was higher, wages lower, growth less robust than was claimed.

Don’t Scapegoat Arab Americans

Dr. James J. Zogby Arab American Institute
Instead of blaming the people they let down, the Harris campaign needs to look in the mirror and find fault with itself. Arab Americans and their concerns were given such short shrift by the campaign, it is wrong to hold them responsible for the loss

The Left’s Diminished DNC Presence

Tom Gallagher Stansbury Forum
At the moment there is no one obviously positioned to take up the Sanders mantle in the 2028 presidential campaign. But we may have to make it our business to find one.

Tidbits – Feb.6- Reader Comments: Reader Comments: Dictatorial UnConstitutional Power Grab; Anti-Trump Protests Brake Out; USDA IG Was Investigating Elon Musk; Nightmare Over Washington; ICE Raids and Resistance; People’s Guide to Project 2025; More.

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Reader Comments: Dictatorial UnConstitutional Power Grab; Anti-Trump Protests Brake Out; USDA IG Refused To Leave Was Investigating Elon Musk; Nightmare Over Washington (and in the Capitol); ICE Raids and Resistance; People's Guide to Project 2025

Democrats Will Regret Helping To Pass the Laken Riley Act

Michelle Goldberg New York Times
Democrats have a terrible habit, during moments of right-wing backlash, of voting for Republican legislation that they don’t seem to truly believe in and eventually live to regret. The Laken Riley Act, is such a wrong vehicle.

Friday Nite Videos | January 3, 2025

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H-1B ('16 tons' Song Parody). Suze Rotolo Interview: Dylan, NY and Art. Inside a Science Sexual Harassment Scandal. How Elon Musk Is Corrupting the Government. Why the Trumpiest Congress May Not Deliver.
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