best center-left sources such as politico ? ??

[Multicolored Lemur]

I say center-left, because center is more important to me.

Other sources —

salon

huffpost

vox

maybe axios

and maybe hill or thehill

 

[Multicolored Lemur]

Did Trump win in 2024 because of racism? It’s complicated.

Trump’s gains with Black and Latino voters tell us something important. But so does his very white base.

www.vox.com

“ . . One side, focusing on Trump’s gains with Black and especially Hispanic voters, argues it makes little sense to believe his victory was primarily a product of racism. The other, noting that both groups still went for Vice President Kamala Harris in absolute terms, argues the election results still must be viewed as primarily revolving around the country’s racial divide. . “

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This article makes some good points.

 

[AgnosticBoy]

I don't have anything to add to the list, Wish I knew more but I'll be on the lookout.

 

[AgnosticBoy]

Have you watched The Young Turks (TYT)?

They are definitely to the left, but some of my friends have said they are more to center-left.

 

[Multicolored Lemur]

Have you watched The Young Turks (TYT)?

It’s been a while. And the man seemed to talk a lot more than the lady.

And they seemed to pick favorite topics, more like a magazine.

 

[AgnosticBoy]

Have you watched The Young Turks (TYT)?

It’s been a while. And the man seemed to talk a lot more than the lady.

And they seemed to pick favorite topics, more like a magazine.

I also noticed he did more of the talking there. I think it's mostly his show, but it would be nice to see his cohost contribute more or even give a different perspective.

 

[Multicolored Lemur]

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www.politico.com

Nov 25, 2024 —

“Progressive Democrats wrestling with how to navigate a second Donald Trump presidency are settling on a new approach: Take his populist, working-class proposals at his word — or at least pretend to.

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“ . . Those include making in vitro fertilization treatments free, ending taxes on tips and capping credit card interest rates. He has also promised for years to protect the popular programs of Social Security and Medicare. At times, he has promoted directing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. . ”

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With credit cards, don’t let the company raise the interest and fees if the person runs into trouble. To some extent, the company has made a “bet.” Hold them to it.

I’m not crazy about excluding tips from taxed income. Some tipped employees make $70,000 or $80,000 or more a year. And they should pay income tax just like everyone else. But I’m not planning on spending a lot of energy fighting “no taxes on tips” either.

 

[AgnosticBoy]

We need more center-left voices. Then again, we also need more left-leaning voices doing radio, podcasts, etc. I think that's lacking now because the Left has most of the mainstream television news stations.

 

[Multicolored Lemur]

I think that's lacking now because the Left has most of the mainstream television news stations.

I don’t agree with this.

NBC news, as opposed to MSNBC, is boring, middle-of-the-road, plain vanilla, etc. About what you want for a news show. For example, Saturday 5:30 pm Central time, the stories were —

• manhunt for guy who killed health insurance CEO in New York City,

• Notre Dame cathedral re-opened with several world leaders attended,

• short summary of interview of President-elect Trump by NBC reporter. I think mentioned that Trump confident he can end war in Ukraine. In response to question of whether Ukraine would have make do with fewer American weapons, Trump answered possibly.

President Trump asked about his nominee to head Department of Defense - Pete Hegseth. NBC mentioned that it’s claimed Hegseth has a drinking problem and that he settled sexual assault allegation out of court. But did not mention that he has little or no experience running large organizations.

Yes, this interview summary was more to promote interview later to be shown on NBC.

• armed rebels in Syria getting close to capital city Damascus
The family of Austin Tice, a journalist kidnapped 12 years ago in Syria, says they’ve received info from a good source that he’s still alive.
Sometimes it helps to focus on a single person. It reminds you that everyone swept up in something has life, plans, probably loved ones. Whether rich or poor, whether Protestant, Catholic, Muslim, or Buddhist, every human person is important.
And if he’s still alive, what’s probably kept him going is the hope of coming home.

• manhunt in I think Arizona California for convicted murderer who escaped

• various drones in New Jersey which are unidentified, some the size of a small car. Drones were also somewhere in western U.S. at meeting of high-ranking military officials including current Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin

• news ended with a couple of feel good stories.