NotableHow about a sweeping, aggressive platform of economic rage? “Just as it was for the Mamdani campaign, raging against the rigged, screwed-up, morally bankrupt system that gave us the cost of living crisis must be the centerpiece of every Democratic campaign in America.” — James Carville, a veteran of Democratic presidential campaigns The moral calisthenics of Trump’s apologists. “Imagine defending a suitor who’s a serial arsonist because the other guy has a jaywalking citation; both bachelors are lawbreakers, after all. That’s the perverse moral arithmetic of more than a few Trump apologists.” — Frank Bruni, Opinion writer The Boomers are protesting Trump. Where is Gen Z? “The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning. The opposition to Mr. Trump’s authoritarian speed run requires new strategies that will engage a wider swath of the population.” — Brendan Nyhan, professor in the department of government at Dartmouth College Spotlight
ICYMIDo audio books count as reading? “Attentive listening can deliver the same comprehension as print reading — and for some, especially those with reading disabilities, attentive listening can improve comprehension and help them stay with the story.” — Brian Bannon, chief librarian and director of branch libraries and education at the New York Public Library Listen (or Watch)
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