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Karen Young
Nov 19, 202413 min read
Trump is in power. What’s next?
A friend once gave me the best piece of advice: You can't control what happens. You can only control how you respond to it. These are...
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Karen Young
Nov 18, 20243 min read
Kamala got crushed. How? Why?
Kamala Harris lost – let me count the ways. • All seven swing states • The popular vote • Latinos and Blacks • Gen Z • Women • Blue...
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Karen Young
Sep 23, 20245 min read
Compare and contrast: Trump and Harris on the economy
I had an email conversation recently with my dear friend Evan, who is an economist. He was outraged about how Trump was throwing out...
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Karen Young
Aug 9, 20244 min read
Harris/Walz: Democratic Party discovers winning strategy
I am pleased that a people’s movement helped force Joe Biden to step down. I’m beyond thrilled with the choice of Midwestern Gov. Tim...
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Karen Young
Jul 22, 20241 min read
New strategy: less posting, more work on elections
I will be posting less often from now until November. I've decided to prioritize working on campaigns, and political reform, for these...
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Karen Young
Jul 17, 20241 min read
Strong messaging for Trump at RNC
Donald Trump in cheese created for an RNC party at On Tap, a restaurant inside the Brewhouse Inn & Suites on 10th St. in Milwaukee....
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Karen Young
Jul 16, 20244 min read
Democratic Party: what leadership failure looks like
Welcome to SWOT Sunday! There’s existential conflict right now within the Democratic Party and its supporter base. Just when clarity and...
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Karen Young
Jun 30, 20244 min read
Time for Biden to go. Time to focus on winning.
I voted for Biden in 2020 and have supported his re-election, if not with great enthusiasm, to date. He lost me with Thursday’s debate....
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Karen Young
Jun 24, 20243 min read
"City Council Mtg" frames civic engagement as creative act
Welcome to Message Monday! I’m a big live theater fan. I once served on the board of a phenomenal theater company in Chicago called...
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Karen Young
Jun 19, 20242 min read
Big win for immigrants, good strategy for Biden
Welcome to Winning Wednesday! The American Immigration Council described the effect of President Biden’s pair of actions yesterday as...
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Karen Young
Jun 18, 202411 min read
The two-party system is collapsing. What’s next?
Welcome to SWOT Sunday! Note, long read! You can always come back to finish. Both the Democratic and Republican parties are riven with...
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Karen Young
Jun 12, 20242 min read
Boost for Dan Osborn’s progressive campaign in NE
Welcome to Team Tuesday! Back in April, we highlighted Dan Osborn, an exciting blue-collar progressive candidate for Senate in Nebraska....
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Karen Young
Jun 11, 20241 min read
You know your ad is working when they complain
Welcome to Message Monday! Joe Biden needs to present info about what he would do with his next term, as well as his past...
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Karen Young
Jun 3, 20242 min read
Ask the mayor why he's defunding libraries
Welcome to Message Monday! I thought the photo above, with an Eric Adams cut-out, was a cute and effective way to take the issue to him,...
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Karen Young
Jun 2, 20246 min read
The word is out: Biden needs working class to win
Welcome to SWOT Sunday! From the Patriotic Millionaires and Jacobin to the New Republic, American Prospect, the Wall Street Journal and...
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Karen Young
May 28, 20242 min read
MO interns get $1 million out to homeless students
Welcome to Take Action Tuesday! From the Missouri Independent, via News From The States, comes a story of three legislative interns,...
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Karen Young
May 19, 20246 min read
Democrats can win rural voters with a better Farm Bill
Welcome to SWOT Sunday! A huge bill is coming up in Congress starting this week that will have a major impact on upcoming elections. ...
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Karen Young
May 15, 20241 min read
I call this a win for progressives
Welcome to Winning Wednesday! No, progressive organizer Zach Shrewsbury didn’t prevail in his Senate primary contest with coal Democrat...
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Karen Young
May 13, 20242 min read
David Hogg’s powerful message about candidate Bryce Berry
Welcome to Message Monday! David Hogg pops up often in my email box and my feed, and I’m always happy to see him. Today I saw a post from...
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Karen Young
May 8, 20242 min read
Summer Lee crushed her primary AND built lasting progressive power
Welcome to Winning Wednesday! In a recent email, the woman above with the million-dollar smile, Rep. Summer Lee (PA-12), hailed her...
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