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Better things might be possible!
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November 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Better things might be possible!
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Better things might be possible!
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I would really really like someone to write about the gender politics of the youth with a focus on young women
it is not universal across every measurement of a gender divide in politics, but it is more common than not that the real outlier finding is how liberal and feminist young women are
it is not universal across every measurement of a gender divide in politics, but it is more common than not that the real outlier finding is how liberal and feminist young women are
October 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I would really really like someone to write about the gender politics of the youth with a focus on young women
it is not universal across every measurement of a gender divide in politics, but it is more common than not that the real outlier finding is how liberal and feminist young women are
it is not universal across every measurement of a gender divide in politics, but it is more common than not that the real outlier finding is how liberal and feminist young women are
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the democratic party’s basic problem is it has almost no control over how its message reaches the ears of voters, especially outside of presidential election years. but rather than devote serious time, attention and cash to that problem its consultants and pundits want to fight factional battles
October 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
the democratic party’s basic problem is it has almost no control over how its message reaches the ears of voters, especially outside of presidential election years. but rather than devote serious time, attention and cash to that problem its consultants and pundits want to fight factional battles
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The White House is engaging in direct extortion of local and state governments, attempting to force them to change their policies by stopping funding projects that already have signed grant agreements with the federal government.
New: WH says it has put about $18 billion in infrastructure projects in New York City on hold "to ensure funding is not flowing based on unconstitutional DEI principles." Russ Vought, the budget director, specifically cited the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Ave Subway.
October 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The White House is engaging in direct extortion of local and state governments, attempting to force them to change their policies by stopping funding projects that already have signed grant agreements with the federal government.
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Dak had two choices — field goal, or send Jake Ferguson to the hospital. He choice the latter
September 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Dak had two choices — field goal, or send Jake Ferguson to the hospital. He choice the latter
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this is, I think, a broader problem with urban machine politics in the United States: local government budgets have kept pace with neither inflation nor economic growth, so machines have been forced to choose between services and patronage and have almost uniformly chosen patronage
Also part of the issue is most of the local NYS urban machines no longer function in terms of giving services and employment apart from insuring dipshit nephews continue to receive upper middle-class positions.
September 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
this is, I think, a broader problem with urban machine politics in the United States: local government budgets have kept pace with neither inflation nor economic growth, so machines have been forced to choose between services and patronage and have almost uniformly chosen patronage
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"it's bad politics to tell voters that the other side is bad" news basically to all winning presidential candidates in american history
August 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"it's bad politics to tell voters that the other side is bad" news basically to all winning presidential candidates in american history
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Trump is canceling a wind energy project that's 80% complete while electricity prices spike, flushing potentially billions in investment down the toilet for no reason. The stupidity of this action is glaring, @ryanlcooper.com writes:
prospect.org/environment/...
prospect.org/environment/...
Donald Trump’s Madcap Crusade Against Wind
A wind project off Rhode Island is more than 80 percent completed. Trump just stopped it in its tracks.
prospect.org
August 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Trump is canceling a wind energy project that's 80% complete while electricity prices spike, flushing potentially billions in investment down the toilet for no reason. The stupidity of this action is glaring, @ryanlcooper.com writes:
prospect.org/environment/...
prospect.org/environment/...
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New in The Agitator: @aaronnarraph.bsky.social reflects on his path to joining Socialist Majority and his takeaways from the 2025 DSA National Convention.
www.socialistmajority.com/theagitator/...
www.socialistmajority.com/theagitator/...
Caucuses, Resolutions, and the 2025 Convention
Aaron F. reflects on his path to joining Socialist Majority and his takeaways from the 2025 DSA National Convention.
www.socialistmajority.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
New in The Agitator: @aaronnarraph.bsky.social reflects on his path to joining Socialist Majority and his takeaways from the 2025 DSA National Convention.
www.socialistmajority.com/theagitator/...
www.socialistmajority.com/theagitator/...
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In this morning's newsletter, I wrote about an under-appreciated problem for liberalism — its total failure to cultivate young talent www.vox.com/on-the-right...
How conservatives help their young thinkers — and why liberals don’t
Liberalism has a serious pipeline problem.
www.vox.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
In this morning's newsletter, I wrote about an under-appreciated problem for liberalism — its total failure to cultivate young talent www.vox.com/on-the-right...
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I also think we should expect that anti-Mamdani forces like Fix the City will continue campaigning against him even after he becomes mayor. Money will continue pouring into anti-Mamdani groups that relentlessly criticize his administration and try to undermine support for him.
August 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I also think we should expect that anti-Mamdani forces like Fix the City will continue campaigning against him even after he becomes mayor. Money will continue pouring into anti-Mamdani groups that relentlessly criticize his administration and try to undermine support for him.
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The MTA will award a contract on Monday to drill the tunnel for the next piece of Phase 2 of the Second Avenue subway, digging tunnels for the train between 116th Street and 125th Street
August 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The MTA will award a contract on Monday to drill the tunnel for the next piece of Phase 2 of the Second Avenue subway, digging tunnels for the train between 116th Street and 125th Street
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And yes, the administration put itself in a position where it had to include a project it proposed and had support for (the busway) in exchange for a project everyone had already been pretty supportive of (the rezoning)
August 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
And yes, the administration put itself in a position where it had to include a project it proposed and had support for (the busway) in exchange for a project everyone had already been pretty supportive of (the rezoning)
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if it holds in November, Minneapolis and Seattle both voting to fire their mayors out of nowhere *should* convince Hill Dems they have a bigger problem on their hands than just Cuomo and Adams. will it? lol idk man
August 6, 2025 at 3:18 AM
if it holds in November, Minneapolis and Seattle both voting to fire their mayors out of nowhere *should* convince Hill Dems they have a bigger problem on their hands than just Cuomo and Adams. will it? lol idk man
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Because the MTA agreed to place a tunnel under Metropolitan Ave, rather than have it operate at-grade (nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/10/30/m...), the line's benefits will improve spectacularly. The change:
—Reduces route run times from 39 to 32 min
—Increases ridership from 110,000/day to 160,000/day
—Reduces route run times from 39 to 32 min
—Increases ridership from 110,000/day to 160,000/day
August 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Because the MTA agreed to place a tunnel under Metropolitan Ave, rather than have it operate at-grade (nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/10/30/m...), the line's benefits will improve spectacularly. The change:
—Reduces route run times from 39 to 32 min
—Increases ridership from 110,000/day to 160,000/day
—Reduces route run times from 39 to 32 min
—Increases ridership from 110,000/day to 160,000/day
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For what I think is the first time since I started covering the MTA, the agency has a pretty good financial picture for the foreseeable future, with projected deficits in 2027, 2028 and 2029 coming in under $500 million each year
July 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
For what I think is the first time since I started covering the MTA, the agency has a pretty good financial picture for the foreseeable future, with projected deficits in 2027, 2028 and 2029 coming in under $500 million each year
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What an inspiring message from the Cuomo campaign!
July 29, 2025 at 6:59 AM
What an inspiring message from the Cuomo campaign!
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Port Authority should hand the PATH and the toll subsidy for its operation and upgrade to the MTA. The PA clearly has zero interest in running a subway and moving PATH to an agency that does care would help immensely.
A lot has happened to PATH in the past 25 years -- 9/11, major construction work, COVID, etc. But consistent across all of these events have been ensuing reductions in off-pk service levels: since 2005, the number of PATH trips crossing the Hudson on Saturdays has fallen by *50%*
July 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Port Authority should hand the PATH and the toll subsidy for its operation and upgrade to the MTA. The PA clearly has zero interest in running a subway and moving PATH to an agency that does care would help immensely.
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The idea that rural areas of PA are subsidizing Philly is just a mind-boggling inversion of reality; unfortunately, it's a sentiment that pervades politics in basically every state with a big city
July 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The idea that rural areas of PA are subsidizing Philly is just a mind-boggling inversion of reality; unfortunately, it's a sentiment that pervades politics in basically every state with a big city
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We're continuing to introduce each member of our NPC slate! Last week you met Jeremy Cohan, Leslie Chang, Clayton Ryles, Katie Sims, and Seth Woody. Each of these candidates helped co-author our platform resolutions, which you can read on our site.
www.socialistmajority.com/2025-platform
www.socialistmajority.com/2025-platform
2025 Platform
Socialist Majority is proud to stand behind the following platform for the 2025 DSA National Convention.
www.socialistmajority.com
July 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We're continuing to introduce each member of our NPC slate! Last week you met Jeremy Cohan, Leslie Chang, Clayton Ryles, Katie Sims, and Seth Woody. Each of these candidates helped co-author our platform resolutions, which you can read on our site.
www.socialistmajority.com/2025-platform
www.socialistmajority.com/2025-platform
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i think that if a bunch of young people who think they're the next zohran mamdani just start running for congress all at once, at least one of them has to actually be good
July 16, 2025 at 4:54 AM
i think that if a bunch of young people who think they're the next zohran mamdani just start running for congress all at once, at least one of them has to actually be good
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Brownie 2025: FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Brownie 2025: FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
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the real mindfuck is seeing him without it
July 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
the real mindfuck is seeing him without it
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reactionary centrists have a totally incoherent theory of politics whose primary upshot is that they validate and legitimize the far right
July 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
reactionary centrists have a totally incoherent theory of politics whose primary upshot is that they validate and legitimize the far right
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One big problem that I highlight is that US transit agencies simply aren't providing the level of service they did pre-pandemic!
Almost all US urban areas had less transit service provided in 2024 than in 2019. The Denver urban area is particularly bad. That's hitting ridership.
Almost all US urban areas had less transit service provided in 2024 than in 2019. The Denver urban area is particularly bad. That's hitting ridership.
July 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
One big problem that I highlight is that US transit agencies simply aren't providing the level of service they did pre-pandemic!
Almost all US urban areas had less transit service provided in 2024 than in 2019. The Denver urban area is particularly bad. That's hitting ridership.
Almost all US urban areas had less transit service provided in 2024 than in 2019. The Denver urban area is particularly bad. That's hitting ridership.