Democrats’ danger: Failing to adapt to the new pandemic politics

The political battle is on to own–and define–the "new normal." And the mainstream media are getting on board, gradually adopting arguments previously made mainly by conservatives. In short, it ... Read More

Democrats Are Failing to Adapt to Trump’s New World

Democrats and legacy media outlets alike are failing to meet the urgency of the current moment, leaving it to independent media to pick up the slack. That’s where Brian Tyler Cohen comes in. A ... Read More

The New World of Pandemic Politics - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal

The Saturday Essay; The New World of Pandemic Politics The crisis has entrenched attitudes toward government among Republicans and Democrats and created unpredictable dynamics for the elections ahead ... Read More

The pandemic upended politics — twice - MSN

The bottom line: Five years on, pandemic-era policies have ended, but the economic pain and divisions triggered by Covid linger and continue to influence politics. "I'm still a registered Democrat ... Read More

This July 4th, Can We De-Adapt from the Pandemic and Trump at the Same Time? - The New Yorker

Louis Menand writes about fresh starts in life and politics, and about the two major re-start moments of 2021—Joe Biden’s election ending Donald Trump’s Presidency, and the beginning of the ... Read More

Rising prices and empty store shelves spell grave political danger for Biden and his Democrats | CNN Politics

Joe Biden’s struggle to make America normal again after the pandemic is proving to be far more protracted and complicated than first thought, which has enormous political implications for the ... Read More

How a Pandemic Malaise Is Shaping American Politics

“The pandemic pulled the rug from people — you were never quite as secure as you were,” Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, a Democrat, said in an interview. “We’re starting to get our ... Read More

How Trump broke both parties — and where Democrats go from here: From the Politics Desk - NBC News

How Trump broke both parties — and where Democrats go from here By Jonathan Allen. Over the course of the last decade, President-elect Donald Trump broke both national political parties. Read More

Analysis | Democrats are engaged in a ‘new politics of evasion’ that could cost them in 2024, new study says - The Washington Post

Democrats are engaged in a ‘new politics of evasion’ that could cost them in 2024, new study says. Trump and the GOP represent a danger to democracy, the study says. Read More

Voters increasingly credit Democrats for pandemic turnaround

Republicans believe they can still find ways to stoke pandemic-related anger similar to last fall’s Virginia and New Jersey elections, when voters punished Democrats over a number of issues ... Read More