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Snapshots From Our Summer of Madness
1. Seventy-six of Canadians polled over the weekend say they support Premier Mark Carney’s decision to abandon trade talks with the United States, and Dean Blundell doesn’t mince words on what that means, in a post titled, “You Have No Ide...
Ben Wikler on The Fight for Your Right to (a Strong) Party
“Modern democracy is unthinkable save in terms of the parties.” So wrote E.E. Schattschneider, one of the most influential political scientists of the 20th century. And like it or not, political parties are essential building blocks for dem...
Why We Need a Bigger Map
Two things caught my attention this past week. The first is an article in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune by Briana Bierschbach that describes how the anti-ICE community defense organizing of last winter has generated a wave of new grassroots...
This Can't Wait: What it Will Take to Stop a 2026 Power Grab
While most people are preparing for 2026 to be a normal election, that probably won’t be enough, given all the signs that the Orange Cheeto and his minions have been giving. A few months ago, to get organizers’ heads around the real likelih...
With Millions Disaffected from Politics, An Answer Beckons: Belonging.
A quick thought about the news coming out of Maine right now, followed by my main piece of reporting/analysis for this week.
After Graham Platner withdrew from being Maine Democrats’ US Senate candidate on July 9, the state Democratic part...
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