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Polling Conundrums: Activist Government, Sí; Democrats, No!

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
Building a progressive populist movement requires Democrats to talk about Wall Street, which most are reluctant to do. If they’re going to benefit from the public’s anti-oligarch turn, however, they’re going to have Bernie-fy themselves.

Tidbits- May 29-Readers Comments: Readers Comments: Big, Not-So-Beautiful Bill; Imagine Being Scared of Diversity but Not Dictatorship. Now That’s Scary; Accusing Jews of Antisemitism; Jews for Food Aid; Harvard Free Online Courses; March to Gaza;

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Readers Comments: Big, Not-so-beautiful bill; Imagine Being Scared of Diversity But Not Dictatorship. Now That's Scary; Accusing Jews of Antisemitism; Elizabeth Gurley Flynn; Jews for Food Aid; Harvard Free Online Courses; March to Gaza; and more....

Voters Demand a Bolder and More Progressive Democratic Party

Marianne Dhenin Yes! Magazine
Anger among Democratic voters nationwide over the Trump administration’s agenda and Democrats’ unwillingness to act as a bulwark against its overreaches also points to a growing desire for alternatives to the old guard.

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Democrats Learned To Love Class Dealignment

Neal Meyer Jacobin
The neoliberal economic program embraced by the Clinton-era Democratic Party alienated many working-class voters. Democrats responded by reorienting their electoral strategy toward professional-class voters, accelerating workers’ departure

Friday Nite Videos | May 9, 2025

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Transgender Soldiers: Why Trump’s Ban Is Bogus | Daily Show. Gov. Pritzker Blasts Republicans and ‘Do-nothing Democrats.' Why This Red State Made Preschool Free. 'Is Elmo a Communist?' Sexual Abuse Survivors Demand Accountability.

The Democrats’ Great Debates

Robert Kuttner The American Prospect
How to contain Trump and defend democracy? What to stand for affirmatively as an opposition party? The outcome of these two debates will determine the direction and future of the Democratic party.

Tidbits – Apr.10 – Reader Comments: Trump Tariffs Tanked Economy; How Dems Can Win by Organizing From the County Up; Library Assn Sues To Stop Trump Cuts; New Resource – Black Federal Workers by State; Webinar-Labor and the Crisis of Democracy;

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Reader Comments: Trump Tariffs Tanked Economy; How Dems Can Win by Organizing From the County Up; Library Assn Sues To Stop Trump Cuts; New Resource - Black Federal Workers by State; Webinar-Labor and the Crisis Of Democracy; Cartoons and more....
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