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MAKE IT MAKE SENSE: Shutdown fight or flight?

Why Democrats need to think bigger, what the climate fight looks like without America, and learning to listen

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Sep 25, 2025
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THE GIST: Can Democrats make Republicans own a shutdown?

Last week, nearly 100 Democratic members of the House voted in favor of a resolution creating a day to honor the “life and legacy” of Charlie Kirk. Where was the fight voters have been asking for? Were they doing their best to play four-dimensional chess? What could this signal about whether the pa…

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