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This Election’s Surprising Bright Spot for Progressives

Mark Joseph Stern Slate
Progressives didn’t win a clean sweep in state high court battles, but they emerged with an impressive scorecard, carrying seats in battlegrounds like Michigan and safely red states like Kentucky and Montana.

The Christians Who See Trump As Their Savior

Aleem Maqbool BBC
White evangelical Protestant voters were the strongest backers of Trump over Harris; Black Protestants were exactly the opposite. As some are revelling in the promise of governance influenced by Christianity, others are undoubtedly nervous.

The Not-So-Secret History of Netanyahu’s Support for Hamas

Ghousoon Bisharat +972 Magazine
From sabotaging Oslo to funneling Qatari cash into Gaza, Bibi has spent his career bolstering Hamas to help perpetuate the conflict. Even after Oct. 7, argues historian Adam Raz, he's still advancing the same strategy.

The New Anti-Abortion Argument Takes Us Back to the 19th Century

Linda Greenhouse New York Times
Idaho, Kansas and Missouri in seeking to establish standing to outlaw mifepristone argue cause "a loss in potential population or potential population increase,” and that “decreased births” were inflicting “a sovereign injury to the state itself.

Rural People and the Working Class. Here’s How We Unite.

Beth Howard Barn Raiser
The director of the Appalachia People’s Union on why the South is ready to stand up to Trump. White people delivered this victory to Trump. Out of 76 million votes cast for Trump (2 million more than in 2020), 84% of those were white voters.

Tidbits – Nov. 21 – Reader Comments: Trump 2.0; Resistance 2.0 and Community Organizing; Myths About Kamala Harris’s Loss; Scoundrel Time – Lessons From the McCarthy Period for Today; Your Help Needed – Cubans Needs Our Help More Than Ever; Cartoons

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Reader Comments: Trump 2.0; Resistance 2.0 and Community Organizing; Myths About Kamala Harris’s Loss; Scoundrel Time - Lessons from the McCarthy Period for Today; Your Help Needed - Cubans Needs Our Help More Than Ever; Cartoons, more....

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.
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