Category: Bibliography

When Will Democrats Learn to Say No?

Why supermajority thinking is urgently needed on the left.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/opinion/democrats-interest-groups-majority.html?unlocked_article_code=1.a04.3WkE.QrUWlHZYFGSe&smid=em-share

The party’s debacle of 2024 shows how easy it is for partisans to misunderstand their own victories.

https://wapo.st/48SuBYs

For years, Gen Z has had a reputation for being “woke.” Last week’s election showed they were always more complicated, writes @fhill_official:

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2024/11/gen-z-woke-myth-election/680653/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYbIvrVK4kxWKrVJ4cqUfK0A&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

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.”

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/democrats-senate-nightmare/680620/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYUDguv0cmT9kuEW2eM9AI3M&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

“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:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/trump-tries-sideline-congressional-republicans/680655/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYQ524EgqaNOqgIyyR_a2aac&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social