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Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Dumb. It Could Also Do Serious Damage.

Casey Wetherbee Jacobin
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is equal parts asinine and dystopian. We can only hope that, by virtue of how insufferable all involved are, DOGE’s relationship with the Trump administration flames out spectacularly.

What’s the Deal With the Latine Vote?

Briana Ureña-Ravelo Prism
The diverse Latine experience, shaped by factors like immigration status, race, and class, is too often oversimplified—both by outsiders and within our own communities

Tidbits – Nov. 14 – Reader Comments: Trump 2.0; What Next?; Where To Begin?; Texas Victories; What the Hell Happened? How – Why Did Working Class and Union Members Vote? Virtual Event; Strategy for Labor: Panel Discussion in Honor of Merle Ratner

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Reader Comments: Trump 2.0; What Next?; Where Do We Begin?; Texas Victories; What The Hell Happened? How - And Why Did Working Class and Union Members Vote? -- Virtual Event; Strategy for Labor: Panel Discussion in Honor of Merle Ratner; Cartoons;

Election Analysis – What Happens, Why, What Next?

Peter Dreier Peter Dreier
The country is evenly divided when it comes to party preference. Trump did not win a landslide like FDR in 1936, Johnson in 1964, Nixon in 1972, Reagan in 1980, or Obama in 2008. He won by a small margin in the Electoral College and popular vote.

Tidbits – Nov. 7 – Reader Comments: Fate of Democracy, Preparing for the Future; They Want You To Feel Powerless and To Surrender; Readers Respond to Pre-Election Posts; Exterminate, Expel, Resettle: Israel’s Endgame in Northern Gaza; Cartoons;

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Reader Comments: Fate of Democracy, Preparing for the Future; They Want You To Feel Powerless And To Surrender; Readers respond to pre-Election posts; Exterminate, Expel, Resettle: Israel’s Endgame in Northern Gaza; Cartoons; more....

Why Are So Many Women Hiding Their Voting Plans From Their Husbands?

Rebecca Solnit The Guardian
A lot of households are not democracies-they’re dictatorships. This may mean voter intimidation and suppression. Lots of memes, tweets, posts and videos are popping up, assuring women they can keep their votes secret from their husbands or boyfriends
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