Wall Street’s effort to keep Warren from becoming ranking Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee did not succeed.
Democrats
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What Senate Democrats Can Still Do to Promote the General Welfare
Today on TAP: Until December 31st, they can still confirm some Biden nominees to crucial regulatory and judicial posts.
Posted inPolitics
Resistance 2.0
Both the circumstances and tactics will necessarily be different from the anti-Trump resistance of 2017, and there is little room for error.
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The Lamest-Duck Session
November and December will nominally be about confirming judges and kicking the can on must-pass bills. More ambitious efforts probably aren’t happening.
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Who Will Lead the Democratic Party?
Today on TAP: After Kamala Harris’s defeat, the DNC chair should be a party-builder in the spirit of Howard Dean, whose service from 2005 to 2009 paved the way for Obama.
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Too Many Americans See the Democrats as a Hostile Elite
Even though that perception is partly the creation of right-wing media, the Democrats surely need to hone their identity.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Kamala Fell to the Same Cabal That Destroyed University Presidents
The billionaire class used the Gaza siege to purge leftists, and even left populism. Caught up in the wake were the cautious elites.
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: So What Do We Do Now?
How did this happen? And what’s next?
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Washington State Keeps Its Cap-and-Invest Climate Plan
Evergreen State voters decide that the billions in revenues generated by the Climate Commitment Act are worth preserving.
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The Road Back for Wisconsin Democrats
Down-ballot candidates did well, and if they can get the state back on the path to a broader and more prosperous labor movement, the returns would be even greater.
