And that serpent is back: “The idea of a small government that serves the needs of a few wealthy people, Lincoln warned in his era, is ‘the same old serpent that says you work and I eat, you toil and I will enjoy the fruits of it.’”

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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-11-2025

“Even in the fascism-friendly circles of the MAGA base, taking away an agency whose main job is to keep banks from stealing from you is a hard sell.

Musk and his allies have a clever way to sell the pro-scam agenda to the MAGA base: Tell them that the CFPB has girl cooties.”

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https://www.salon.com/2025/02/12/let-the-scams-roll-elon-musk-exploits-culture-to-turn-maga-against-consumer-protections/

“The United States could be a society of mass affluence. But in the absence of a mass political movement in favor of redistribution of inclusive growth, the trend toward ever more zero-sum, extractive economic relations is set to continue unabated — until it won’t.”

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https://jacobin.com/2025/01/tariffs-nonsolution-trump-social-crisis/

“So what can [Democrats] do now? Tell the truth—and do it clearly, and do it loudly. ... For now, the public’s wondering what to think about Trump. Explaining how damaging and dangerous Trump’s policies will be would be important. Do it forcefully. Do it often.”

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https://www.thebulwark.com/p/dems-dont-have-to-inspire-they-have

“Going forward, Democrats face an uphill battle. Amid the cacophony of a frenetic media, eager to drown out people’s real concerns with the latest culture-war content, it will be difficult for Democrats to rebuild their reputation as the party of workers. Decades of dealignment are not going to be undone quickly or easily.”

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https://cwcp.substack.com/p/once-again-kamala-harris-didnt-lean

“Welcome to the vote-splitting phenomenon of 2024, another sign of a restive American electorate committed to rejecting business as usual in Washington and voting to shake up a self-serving two-party system they often believe pays only lip service to their concerns.”

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‘A change from the status quo’: the voters who backed Trump and AOC - The Guardian https://apple.news/A_25t9ypgT5yzf29YAHeLZA