'Why is pessimism worse than at times when the economy was objectively worse?'
Claudia Sahm at Bloomberg
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'Biden's numbers now resemble Hillary's from 2016'
J.T. Young in the Washington Examiner
President Biden's likely 2024 race against former President Donald Trump is looking like "a rehash," says J.T. Young in the Washington Examiner. Not of Biden's victory over Trump in 2020. It's looking more like Trump's win over Hillary Clinton in 2016. Thanks to economic and foreign policy failures, like the Afghanistan withdrawal, "Biden has dug himself into a Hillary Clinton-sized pit in just three years." The question is, can he "dig himself out?"
'Transform the rhetoric of birth equity into a tangible reality'
Jeanine Valrie Logan in USA Today
Birth equity — access to "optimal conditions" for all soon-to-be moms — "remains an unattained goal for Black women and birthing people," says Jeanine Valrie Logan in USA Today. Black women "are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women." Increasing the number of Black midwives would help reduce the "systemic disregard for Black lives" that allows this to happen, and make birth equity a reality, instead of an empty promise.
'In our moment of need, Jews feel alone'
Dana Milbank in The Washington Post
"This is a frightening time to be a progressive Jew in America," says Dana Milbank in The Washington Post. Hamas' massacre of 1,400 Israelis ignited a conflict that "has inspired a wave of antisemitism around the world and, most painfully," in the United States. Progressive Jews are caught between far-left pro-Palestinians "who glorify murderers" and right-wingers who "defend even Israel's most egregious policies," like "reckless" settlements on Palestinian land. Louder support from "our friends" would help.
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