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Why the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking to update a vague and archaic rule.
https://t.co/WbDPPJ6Ec8

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Some people seem to think the age of equality should be over. Actually, some people have thought this for a very long time. https://t.co/j0SHLHBUKy

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The midterms are over, and Democrats have an opportunity to put forward an economic agenda that actually delivers for working people.

So this week, we revisit a 2024 @DemJournal episode on how middle-out economics offers a roadmap for delivering results.

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Who should bear the financial risk of an investment—shareholders or customers? The answer seems obvious, but when it comes to public utilities, it’s customers who have been left on the hook, writes Marissa Gillett.
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“We have an economy that responds to the imperatives of Wall Street rather than people’s desire to lead dignified lives,” writes @CarterD. https://t.co/1UAV1lfuse

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“Winning elections is one thing,” writes @ewwilkins, “using the time before the next presidential election to demonstrate what you stand for, deliver tangible results, and build the foundation for a governing agenda is another.” https://t.co/Scrz0b8rpj

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In the next 20 years, America will need many hundreds of gigawatts of new electricity. Where will it come from? Nuclear energy is the most obvious option, but old regulatory requirements stand in the way. https://t.co/WbDPPJ6Ec8

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Democrats swept the 1930 midterms—but it was what then-governor Franklin Roosevelt did next that mattered most. Here’s what today’s progressives can learn from his example. https://t.co/Scrz0b8rpj

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“Every tactic Vaheesan documents from a century ago is still being run today even as the power sector faces arguably its biggest test since the New Deal,” writes Marissa Gillett in her review of @sandeepvaheesan’s Democracy in Power. https://t.co/rF8aCW8xmv

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For decades, overblown fear of radiation has essentially halted the construction of new nuclear power plants. It’s time to rethink one of the rules responsible, write Bill Budinger, Dr. Paul Bauman, and Ray Rothrock. https://t.co/WbDPPJ6Ec8

[Brad Carson @bradrcarson]

In 2008 issue of @DemJournal I wrote this article on development subsidies. I watched towns in Oklahoma race to the bottom to attract businesses. It applies even more so today, with the datacenter boom. As I said then: "Globalization has exacerbated a long-standing tension between immobile communities and mobile capital."
https://t.co/MMV0lI4tse

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It's Election Day. Today, voters in several states will decide whether to make ballot initiatives harder to pass. @MaresaStrano and Mark Schmitt break down why despite the cost, they are worth it for @DemJournal: https://t.co/tHb9K1F3hy

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What’s behind the crackdown on ballot initiatives—and why it’s misguided. https://t.co/0QbCHq2FPJ

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It’s Election Day! While waiting in line for the polls, take a dive into our archive with this piece that lays out how the federal government can support election integrity by improving the system from the ground up. https://t.co/qm4YstfEhe

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More taxes! https://t.co/7N5ObtK9Rc

[Daniel Schlozman @daschloz]

Even though no individual wonk thinks this stuff is a good idea, it's striking how little the Democrats' think tank class collectively has tried to push back against this stuff, even as it eats away at the revenue they need for all the stuff they're busily proposing.

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“The current debate has focused too much on making initiatives harder to use—and as a result more expensive—and not enough on making them accessible to all,” write @MaresaStrano and @mschmitt9.
https://t.co/0QbCHq280b

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On Tuesday, voters across the country will decide whether to make it harder to pass citizen initiatives in their states. While critics say that the initiatives are too costly, @NewAmerica’s Maresa Strano and Mark Schmitt argue that they’re still worth it. https://t.co/0QbCHq2FPJ

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Kvaal, who was under secretary of education in the Biden Administration, points to high schools across the country that are pioneering better approaches. It’s time to make those schools the standard.

Learn exactly what Kvaal is calling for: https://t.co/yOGLWJYdxx

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High schools aren’t serving their purpose anymore. Students are tired, stressed, and bored. Nearly a quarter of high schoolers are chronically absent, and many leave school unprepared for the workforce. So how do we fix it?

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Luckily, James Kvaal has steps that the next presidential administration can take to correct course and prepare our students, and our country, for the future.