A party built on whiteness is collapsing; two-party dominance may go with it.
Democrats
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That Old-Time Southern Populism
Democratic victory in Georgia, and across the South, combined long-term multiracial organizing and a pitch to directly improve people’s lives.
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Let Republicans Be Republicans!
Today on TAP: The value of GOP obstruction in the Senate
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: The Democratic Policy-Smorgasbord Mistake
Democrats are talking themselves into trying to pass their entire agenda at once. There’s a far easier path. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for January 14, 2021.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Democrats Must Federalize Medicaid
A signature piece of Joe Biden’s campaign agenda should be part of the first major economic package.
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The Movement, the Party, and the President
The Republicans are cracking up. Can Democratic unity hold? And will the Biden administration be an ally of long-term organizing?
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The New Progressive Left Shows How to Deal With Sedition
The Squad, both old and new, immediately drafted a series of steps to deal with Republican insurrectionists directly, rather than hoping they’d just be nicer.
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Unsanitized: Time for $2,000 Checks
Democrats need to follow through as simply as the successful campaign in Georgia. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for January 6, 2021.
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Why Did More People of Color Vote for Trump?
America is becoming a majority-minority nation—but not necessarily a more progressive one unless Democrats get better at reaching all voters.