Corporate greed is DuPont making $1.62 billion in profits this year, spending $1 billion on stock buybacks, paying its CEO $20 million & being fined just $480,000 for the release of a chemical that causes leukemia. It costs $508,250 to treat just 1 kid with leukemia in America.

Dems have spent the past 8 years destroying the one movement that could have saved them. Bernie's class first populism won over exactly the type of voters (Latinos, working class, bros, Joe Rogan!) that Dems now repel. dropsitenews.com/p/bernie-would…

When you've lost Jen Psaki! PSAKI: "There was an over listening to and an over lifting up of people who left Trump, not people who left the Democratic Party...The people who left Trump, the never Trumpers, who have important voices, that is not the winning coalition."

It’s going to take time to sort through what happened Tuesday. But I've read a lot of takes the past few days (some good, many bad), and I've had a lot of people ask how I won one of the toughest districts in the country by over 13%. Here are some thoughts: 🧵

This is the same strategy that cost Bush the election to Clinton—telling people to ignore their own experience and listen to the “experts” The RW media echo chamber is a problem—but the gettable voters probably werent consuming much of it. This discussion abt winning back voters

Wow. Democratic senator says the quiet part loud and admits why the party is terrified of populism: “populism is bad for our high-income base.”

Finally someone mentions neoliberalism. The entire economic system is broken. Wages going up still aren’t enough to keep up with the out of control real estate prices, private equity buying up industries (like vet clinics) and doubling prices, food monopolies price gouging,

Try talking with others about how you feel without using labels and you might be surprised by what you learn—from personal relationships to political discourse. open.substack.com/pub/kirstenpow…

Of the 20 highest median income states, Democrats won 18 of them. Of the 20 lowest median income states, Democrats won 3. Yes, race and gender play a big role in politics. But the hard truth is this - Democrats clearly aren't listening to the people we say we fight for.

Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Jayapal: "We can be against something, but what are we for? Why have we not raised the minimum wage? Why have we not helped increase union density? Why were Democrats for NAFTA and trade agreements?" " I think we have lost a lot of working people

The way we live in the United States is not normal: why we are buying land in Italy kirstenpowers.substack.com/p/the-way-we-l… I've noticed a big uptick in people discovering this essay I wrote a year ago. I'm working on a piece with more details about how to decide if leaving is the right

Is it time to leave the United States? Let's talk about some of the questions and considerations that arise when contemplating a decision to move to a different country. open.substack.com/pub/kirstenpow…

JUST IN: Ranked choice voting likely to survive narrowly in Alaska - a system that has usually benefitted Democrats

Great news

*free speech*

As a former neoliberal (a long time ago) I think Chris Murphy 🟧 is spot on: Democrats need to officially break up with neoliberalism nymag.com/intelligencer/…

The New York Times reported that a law enforcement official said the slain UnitedHealthcare CEO “had recently received several threats and that the police were investigating their source and exact nature, but noted that healthcare executives can often receive threats because of

Yes. We waste hundreds of billions a year on health care administrative expenses that make insurance CEOs and wealthy stockholders incredibly rich while 85 million Americans go uninsured or underinsured. Health care is a human right. We need Medicare for All.

Ken Klippenstein (NSPM-7 Compliant)