Your Prospect Weekend Reads Week of February 14th Stories from the week you don’t want to miss!
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Democrats, Speak to Working-Class Discontent: Veteran pollster Stanley Greenberg points out that the Republican threat to America’s
constitutional experiment means that now, more than ever, Democratic victories are necessary. Dems need to focus on working-class voters—white, Black, Hispanic, Asian—and figure out every legal and ethical way possible to regain even a few extra points of support from them.
What’s the Progressive Answer to High Gas Prices? The transition to green energy is happening, but the increase in prices at the pump has rightwing lawmakers on message, aiming to target vulnerable Democrats in the midterms. Lee Harris reports on how the left might respond.
Senate Republicans Unveil Tactic to Potentially Block All Biden Nominees: David Dayen tells how GOP lawmakers are escalating their obstruction by boycotting routine procedures, preventing the president from filling executive branch vacancies. Of course the Democrats could change the rules, but will they?
VIDEO: How We Broke the Supply Chain The pandemic was a catalyst, not a cause, of our supply chain woes. Rather, four decades of misguided policy led to this chaos in our commerce. Watch this discussion, hosted by David Dayen, of the Prospect's February issue.
