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Morning Digest: House Democrats are going big on offense—in some deep red turf

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  Forwarded this email?  Subscribe here  for more The Morning Digest will be off Monday, but we’ll be back in your inbox on Tuesday. I just came back from an extraordinary week at the America Votes Summit in Washington, DC, and I’m eager to tell you about it. The mood there was hopeful. Despite Donald Trump’s fevered campaign to transform America into an autocracy, attendees were clear-eyed but optimistic about pro-democracy forces halting his efforts in November. If Peter Magyar and patriotic Hungarians could bring an end to Viktor Orban while facing even tougher obstacles, we can do the same with Trumpism. It was also amazing to meet and learn from so many readers of The Downballot in person! When you spend all day, every day behind a computer screen, connecting with readers face-to-face is so energizing and just gives you an entirely different perspective. I particularly loved hearing about all the different ways that people make use of our offerings, from our newslet...

CC Newsletter 23 April- War Expands, Narratives Tighten, Resistance Persists

  COUNTERCURRENTS NEWSLETTER POSTED IN ITS ENTIRETY DUE TO  SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL ISSUES! Dear Friend, This issue arrives amid a widening arc of conflict and consequence. From escalating tensions around Iran to continuing violence in Palestine and Lebanon, the pattern is clear: military actions intensify while diplomatic pathways narrow. At the same time, deeper structural questions—about imperial power, economic strain, technological control, and the erosion of public rights—surface across regions and disciplines. The essays in this issue do not treat these crises as isolated events. They situate them within longer histories of intervention, inequality, and resistance, while also examining the responsibilities of intellectuals, movements, and institutions in such a moment. Alongside analyses of war and power, we carry reflections on climate urgency, caste, democracy, and the possibilities of peace-building from below. In a time of fragmentation, the task remains to connect, to u...