Democrats: Don’t abandon identity politics, get them right

For identity politics to be meaningful, we must go beyond surface labels and embrace the full, layered depth of people’s lived experiences.

Politics - The Hill - 16 hours ago

Democrats and the Case of Mistaken Identity Politics

The post mortem is a wake for woke.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 9

Sanders: Democrats can't 'hang your hat' on identity politics

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Democrats lost the 2024 presidential election because they relied too much on talking about race, gender and sexual orientation, warning that candidates shouldn’t ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Deep Democratic bench gets opportunity in political wilderness

For the first time in four years, Democrats are leaderless. But chaos is a ladder, as the saying goes, and the party is packed with climbers.

Don’t Get Desperate for a Deal

Founders who get fidgety about flagging top growth can get tempted by bad acquisitions.

Business - Inc. - October 29

Commentary: Democrats keep expecting white women to save them, and they keep getting burned

Despite hopes they would vote against their Trump-loving husbands, a majority of white women went for the president-elect for the third straight election.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 7

Attention Democrats: Don’t mourn, organize!

Although the presidential election is over, the fight must continue.

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Bernie Sanders Is Wrong That Democrats Abandoned the Working Class

The party’s record is clear and strong.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 12

In Shift From 2020, Identity Politics Loses Its Grip on the Country

There are signs that society is moving away from the progressive left’s often strict expectations about how to discuss culture and politics.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 2

Here’s what Keir Starmer gets wrong about reparations: we’ve made them before, but now we have to do it right | Kojo Koram

The call for justice is not going away. Rather than ignore it, Labour should be entering the conversation – and shaping it. You could be mistaken for thinking that reparations are some wacky idea ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Don’t Blame Polling for Our Infuriating Politics

Why it can’t fix our messy politics.

Top stories - The New York Times - 15 hours ago

Democrats’ Message at COP29 Climate Talks: Don’t Panic

American officials are seeking to assure the world that U.S. climate action won’t end with the return of Donald Trump as president.

World - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Sanders: Democratic Party 'has abandoned working class people'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday accused the Democratic Party of largely ignoring the priorities of the working class and pointed to that as the biggest reason for why they lost control of ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

White House: ‘Respectfully disagree’ with Sanders that Democrats abandoned working class

The White House on Thursday said it "respectfully" disagrees with Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) assessment that the Democratic party has abandoned working class people, press secretary Karine ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Muslim voters once abandoned the GOP. Now they may leave the Democrats.

Arab and Muslim voters moved away from the Democratic Party this year in ways that led some community leaders to warn of a lasting shift from a voting bloc that has been reliably Democratic for two ...

Politics - NBC News - November 10

What tariffs do and why economists don't like them

“The most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff,” former President Donald Trump told the Economic Club of Chicago last week.

Democrats Walked Into a Trap Republicans Set for Them

Democrats walked into the trap of defending the very institutions most Americans distrust.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

Will Friedrich Merz get Germany to abandon its fiscal fetish?

Opposition leader in pole position to become chancellor will inherit controversial ‘debt brake’

Business - Financial Times - November 11

Carson Beck is wrong ... but also right: Georgia does indeed have an identity crisis

The Bulldogs are on the brink of falling out of the CFP race

Sports - CBS Sports - November 11

What Democrats don’t want voters to know about IVF

As the number of Americans turning to reproductive technologies increases exponentially, so too does the importance of the issue with potential voters this election cycle.

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Don’t fret, Democrats — here are 5 advantages Harris has down the stretch

Vice President Kamala Harris has several advantages in the short time left in the 2024 campaign, including her outreach to more voters, the support of prominent Republicans, and a more effective ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

‘They don’t understand my life’: what the Democrats misread about America

Donald Trump’s win shows party’s agenda failed to connect with voters, say critics

World - Financial Times - November 7

Democrats lost because we don’t know how to speak everyday American

For most Americans, reality does not conform to language. In fact, it’s the other way around.

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Don’t poke the bear: Democrats would be wise to find common ground with Trump

One thing the Democrats should be able to negotiate is a DREAM Act — unfortunately I don’t see cooperation in my crystal ball.

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

I bought 2 abandoned homes in Detroit for $3,300 and spent over $100,000 renovating them—take a look inside

Vincent Orr bought his first abandoned house from the Detroit Land Bank Authority in 2017 and a second in 2019.

Business - CNBC - November 5

Democrats bet on abortion rights to fire up voters

Also in today’s newsletter, Trump takes a slim lead on the economy, according to our latest poll

World - Financial Times - October 24

Democrats wrestle over role of transgender rights in election

Democrats are wrestling with the role the party’s broad support for transgender rights played in its failure to capture the presidency and either chamber of Congress, with sharp views being ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

A.J. Brown isn't worried about getting ball consistently, Eagles identity through this point in season

Brown continues to seek advantage of opportunities he gets

Sports - CBS Sports - October 26

Workers could get right to strike for a year

A government document says the mandate to take industrial action could be extended.

How to get started with AI agents (and do it right)

When should enterprises build custom in-house AI agents, adopt third-party models, or use open source tools?

Tech - VentureBeat - 5 days ago

Democrats’ commitment to the democracy message could cost them the election

Voters aren’t buying it; they see democracy — a term so vague its projected disappearance is hard to imagine — as immaterial, and Trump’s threats to it implausible.

Politics - The Hill - October 31

Democrats do not know how to talk to young men — and it cost them

The Harris campaign failed to engage with these voters as citizens with agency

Business - Financial Times - November 10

Democrats are losing Latino men. Gallego has advice on winning them back.

Senator-elect Ruben Gallego has some advice for Democrats: "Go touch grass and meet real Latinos."

'Kamala is for they-them' — Trump's trans attacks have Democrats fighting each other

The success of Donald Trump's advertising on transgender rights has led to the GOP's increased focus on the issue, with Republicans successfully turning it into a bigger issue than inflation or ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Two men plead guilty to contract killing of Sikh man in Canada but don’t say who hired them

Tanner Fox and Jose Lopez trade blows in court after confessing to shooting Ripudaman Singh Malik. Two men have pleaded guilty to the contract killing of a Sikh man who was acquitted in the 1985 ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Can I fix it? Yes you can! Don’t throw away these household items before trying to repair them

From household electrical appliances to timber furniture and a family fairy floss machine – so much can be saved from landfill . Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Trash talking Grizzlies are back: Ja Morant says 'I don’t like them' about Lakers after Grizzlies win

LeBron had given Morant the 'too small' during the game, J.J. Redick stormed out of press conference after discussing Lakers' effort

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 7

Don’t Let Them Shoot the Kite review – Turkish kid-in-prison tale is touching and urgent

This gentle but energised piece of work has a rather amazing performance from its five-year-old star at its emotional core. This 1989 movie from Turkish director Tunç Basaran is a gentle and ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Democrats learned the wrong lessons from the last midterms: From the Politics Desk

The biggest difference between the successes of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and the failure of the Biden-Harris team was their midterm experiences.

Politics - NBC News - November 8

Apple Intelligence is key to new iPhone sales, but don’t expect a big revenue jolt right away

With Monday’s rollout of Apple Intelligence on Apple Inc.’s newest iPhones, investors need to remember that the addition of generative artificial intelligence is unlikely to immediately lead to a ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

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