For years, Gen Z has had a reputation for being “woke.” Last week’s election showed they were always more complicated, writes @fhill_official:
Month: November 2024
The Democrats’ Senate Nightmare Is Only Beginning
The Senate “is so skewed in favor of the current Republican coalition that Democrats need at least a few red-state seats to win consistent majorities,” @dblock94 writes. “Now they have none.”
Trump Takes Aim at Republicans
“When Trump fulminates against his enemies, he tends to cite Democrats or the permanent federal bureaucracy, but Trump is actually laying the groundwork to bypass Republicans to enact big parts of his agenda,” writes @GrahamDavidA:
******** [The Washington Post] Time is up for neoliberals
Time is up for neoliberals
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/13/stiglitz-captialism-economics-democracy-book/
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***** How the Ivy League Broke America
America’s meritocracy is broken, @nytdavidbrooks writes. Here’s how to fix it:
******** How the Ivy League Broke America
America’s meritocracy is broken, @nytdavidbrooks writes. Here’s how to fix it:
****** The Cumulative Toll of Democrats’ Delusions
Many Democrats assumed that Americans would ultimately not vote for Donald Trump. But this, Representative Ritchie Torres says, was pure delusion.
@powellAtlantic on the Democratic congressman who wasn’t surprised by the results of the election: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/democrats-lost-voters-ritchie-torres/680599/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYQ3LLnDy0r6Dh6VTdRtP8DI&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
******* NYTimes: Universities Like Yale Need a Reckoning
Universities Like Yale Need a Reckoning www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/opinion/yale-ivy-league-liberals-democrats.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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Why Did Latinos Vote for Trump?
Many Americans are baffled, Xochitl Gonzalez writes. How could Latinos vote for Trump?
“But seeing the results—and hearing from Latino Trump voters—it made perfect sense to me. This was, simply, a vote for capitalism.”
***** NYTimes.com: How Resilient Is the Emerging Trump Coalition?
How Resilient Is the Emerging Trump Coalition?
It will be difficult for Democrats to reverse these dynamics.