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Love Is Not Enough: Yotam Marom and the Politics of Powerlessness
Yotam Marom has written a brave, necessary and ultimately confounding new book about life inside the contemporary left in America. Its title, For Louder Days, evokes his hope that someday the left will be less marginal and a bigger force in...
Why the Knicks Win Feels So Big
Hello sports fans!
Yes, this really did appear over Manhattan the day of the Knicks victory in the NBA finals
Between the NBA Finals, which culminated with my home-town New York Knicks winning their first title in 53 years, and the start...
By the Numbers: A Portrait of Our Times
Cost of the Obama Presidential Center, which opens to the public June 19th: $850,000,000
Original estimated cost in 2016: $300,000,000
Rank among presidential libraries in total cost: 1
Cost of the 99-year lease given to the Obama Founda...
A Tale of Two Summits: WelcomeFest and Netroots Nation
This week, Democratic politicians, activists, donors and consultants will gather at two competing summits for the party’s major factions. The first event, Welcome Fest 2026, which bills itself as “the largest public gathering of centrists,”...
What Gives Us Hope?
Sunset from my back porch, May 21, 2026
I’m traveling overseas to speak at a training retreat for democracy campaigners in France, so no regular post this week.
And, quite honestly, I’m grateful for the chance to take a break, step outsid...
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