Reading archive 2022-07-26

Opinion  If Democrats are losing the working class, it’s not because of the left - "Centrist Democrats from Bill Clinton to Obama championed the neoliberal policies — deregulation, free trade, privatization — that led to this result. What Democrats need isn’t a turn to the right on social issues but a populist agenda on economic issues. They have to be clear that they are willing to tax the rich and invest in rebuilding America, to take on the monopolies — from Big Pharma to Big Oil — that are driving inflation, and that they will empower workers and hold CEOs accountable. And they have to deliver. Biden offered the boldest agenda of any Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson, but he couldn’t deliver."

Biden poised for big wins in Congress: After a long stretch when his legislative program stalled, Biden and the Democrats appear ready to notch a string of victories.

John Roberts Was Lobbying Kavanaugh to Save Roe. Then the Draft Opinion Leaked: A new report says the leak, which conservatives insist was the work of a rogue liberal, actually helped get Roe overturned

The inside story of how John Roberts failed to save abortion rights - "The May 2 disclosure of the first draft in Dobbs made an already difficult task nearly impossible. It shattered the usual secrecy of negotiations and likely locked in votes, if they were not already solid."

Seaweed helps Maine lobstermen ride the storm of climate change

An 11-year-old driving a car hit a child in Southeast D.C., police say: The 7-year-old victim suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to police

After court ruling, activists push prayer into schools: They say church and state are already too separate

National Guard member sought out extremists, planned attack on police: Francis P. Harker was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison

D.C. police shooting of man at Wharf reignites old debates: Cmdr. Jason Bagshaw had gone hands-on with demonstrators in Washington for years, winning colleagues’ respect but drawing criticism from demonstrators.