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Thoughts on losing, winning, and politics

"I merely took the energy it takes to pout, and I wrote some blues." -Duke Ellington In my last two “Blue Monday” columns I reflected on the theme of “consonance and dissonance” and politics. More concretely, I suggested that it is very important, especially on the broad democratic left, to promote ...
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Why Liz Watson’s Progressive Endorsements Matter

A look into Indiana’s 9th district

Fighting for democratic ideals and for social justice must include principled thought and careful strategic calculation. In this post, Jeff Isaac demonstrates how this is done, as he links his political thought to political action in the race to unseat a particularly bad Republican Congressman, Trey Hollingsworth.  -Jeff Goldfarb For well ...
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Why Liz Watson’s Progressive Endorsements Matter