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Not only does Lula’s victory spoil the storyline of a global right-wing resurgence, but even more remarkably, he did it as an incumbent. buff.ly/qU2lLX4
Treason is the only crime mentioned in the United States Constitution. It is described like this: “Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.” buff.ly/GwJl4x6
Harold Meyerson's third-camp position: "I don’t think Nithya Raman is much of a socialist. She strikes me as being more of an opportunist." buff.ly/46EYzD2
Underlying the data center boom that has spread across the United States is a very tangible new land market, full of winners and losers. buff.ly/snB5eHe
Lula’s win spoiled what was supposed to be the capstone of a series of right-wing victories in smaller Latin American countries. prospect.org/?p=146776
ALT President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva addresses supporters during a victory rally
In the fastest-developing areas, like the branded “Silicon Heartland” of central Ohio, small landowners and homeowners are trying to figure out how to either profit and get out, or fight to stay in their homes. prospect.org/?p=146581
ALT Aerial view of the Amazon AWS Cosgray Data Center Complex and surrounding area in Hilliard, Ohio.
I don’t think Nithya Raman is much of a socialist. She strikes me as being more of an opportunist. prospect.org/?p=146733
ALT Nithya Raman
Both top-shelf reporting and top officials in the Trump administration, including Trump himself, have said that Musk made this decision on his own. That would be treason. prospect.org/?p=146689
ALT Ukrainian soldiers set up a Starlink satellite communications terminal.
In a classroom-sized space at the Powhatan Public Library, a dozen or so of incumbent Rep. John McGuire’s constituents let out cheers and applause when his opponent, Tom Perriello, walked into the room. buff.ly/WXtJK99
An October 20 Data for Progress poll showed toss-ups across every major race in Alaska, a state that Donald Trump won by 13 points in 2024. That includes the dead-heat race for Alaska’s at-large House seat, which covers the whole state. buff.ly/p9qYdBa
Safety-net hospitals across the country serve patients on Medicaid, and the cuts put into place by the Big Beautiful Bill will torch budgets. This is the silent issue animating much of the anti-Republican backlash in the midterms. buff.ly/o2Vklpj
Rubin’s entirely unremarkable call to defend election integrity passes for some kind of courage in the business world. prospect.org/?p=146665
ALT Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin
Breaking: The Trump Administration May Have Just Lied to Judge About an ICE flight to Equatorial Guinea: An ICE agent told a judge a charter flight to Equatorial Guinea had been canceled. It just landed there. buff.ly/0Gy12Yj
MLK-LA, the last nonprofit safety-net hospital in its area, sits in a medical desert. prospect.org/?p=146601
For a growing number of Virginians, the sense of betrayal they feel is not limited to the Trump administration. It extends to the local level. prospect.org/?p=146612
Bill Hill is one of many independents running across the country. A victory would represent a dramatic repudiation of Trump 2.0 in a previously safe Republican seat. prospect.org/?p=146584
In the Trump era, centrist politicos and pundits have relied on two things to contain the surging left flank: gobs of corporate money, and “electability,” the argument that moderates are better suited than progressives to unify an anti-MAGA coalition. buff.ly/YyKyqGu
An unexpected winner has emerged from the congressional stalemate over defense spending: an obscure investment office in the Pentagon known as the Economic Defense Unit. buff.ly/iOONNw7
A morbidly fascinating sub-theme of the ugly attack ad from Vivek Ramaswamy was how it contrasts with typical conservative rhetoric about one of the most Republican demographic groups in the country: divorced men. buff.ly/58oUUBA
