WATCH: Time for a reckoning
Anand talks with the "Morning Joe" crew about whether Democrats can learn
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Yesterday morning, Anand appeared on “Morning Joe,” talking about the failures across the broad political left to actually reckon with Trump’s second victory.
Watch the full video above, and read Anand’s essay at the link below.
And…on bravery
The obstacles to self-examination and change are very real and rooted deep in our anxieties, our sense of self, and our fears about the future. We can’t change what we can’t face, and that takes bravery. Anand explores the issue in the video above (and you can read the piece at the link below).
For more thinking on ways forward for the Democratic Party, click on the links below:
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It astounds me that no one considers that the way things have been in the past may not be the way things work going forward. The hosts seem so sure that elections are going to be held in 2028.
How can anyone who has watched a Marvel Universe movie think the movie industry is "left wing?"