The midterm election is over and the holiday season is in full swing, dear readers. Hope you didn’t miss this little Saturday feature while we took a couple weeks of—believe me when I say that it was us, not you, and certainly not a lack of great Community content.
This week’s picks bring you a bounty of amazing stories! I’m super excited about the looks both forward and backward y’all wrote this week. These dips into the past help us understand the now and what’s to come—while pondering our future gives me so much hope and inspiration as we, as a Community, continue to push the national needle left, even in the face of a gelatinous, wheat-haired tyrant.
It’s a damn fine time to be a part of Daily Kos, folks. I’m so glad you’re here, and that you’ve welcomed me in to your world of progressive promises, efforts, and knowledge.
Onward to 2020! (Oh, and here are this week’s stories...don’t forget to give these writers a follow!)
Brief Thoughts On Internet (In)justice This Cyber Monday Eve
By USExpat
CyberMonday deals are great, but it’s as good a time as any to look at the darker sides of the internet.
Preparing for a showdown: Excavating the memory hole on Contempt of Congress
By monster
The Dems are coming for Trump and his band of crooks come January, but what happens after the subpoenas are served?
Missionary group who sent that kid to remote Indian island has some explaining to do
By Christian Dem in NC
John Allen Chau had no business approaching the Sentinelese tribe that killed him. But who helped him get there?
8 Takeaways from the 2018 Midterms
By AJD7
We all know about the 40-seat flip in the House, but what else can we learn from 2018—and apply to 2020?
More Monsanto Victims Will Soon Get Their Day in Court
By Katherine Paul
This glimpse at just two of the thousands of Roundup pesticide lawsuits making their way through the courts leaves a key question unanswered: Will we ever know if glyphosate causes cancer?
How The Energy Crisis Ended
By kernals
A fascinating recap of the factors that caused the energy crisis, and the innovations and competitive strategies that ultimately led to its conclusion.
Indians 101: Traditional Government Among California Tribes
By Ojibwa
The 900th—yes, 900th!—installment of this remarkable series explores the intricacies of the Native American governments that European colonizers couldn’t (or wouldn’t) recognize as such.
Get lost in the other 899 meticulously crafted segments when you’re done, and learn a thing or two about our indigenous peoples.
Wanted: A Better Class of Criminal
By BeeD
A delightfully snarky take on the bumbling criminals in the Trump circle—if politics are destined to be corrupted, then Americans deserve more skillful crooks.
Tariffs Are a Regressive Tax that Penalizes the Poor.
By TheCriticalMind
Who really pays the price of Trump’s tariffs? And more importantly, who profits?
Democrats Must Be Allowed To Do More Than Clean Up Republican Failures
By m2c4
It’s not enough to just sweep in and fix the messes the GOP makes, again and again. We have trample past the dust and ruins and flaxen hairballs and build something better.
No more ambiguity. We need a "No one is above the law" Constitutional Amendment
By Mugsy
The Founding Fathers didn’t write the Constitution with the current president’s criminal antics in mind. It’s time to fill in the holes that Donald Trump seeks to exploit.
Were the Midterms the Most Important Election of Our Lifetime?
By LeftOfYou
2018 brought the most important election of our lifetimes—so far. But 2020 is going to be even more significant.
That’s it for this week, friends. Hope you found some great reads and new diarists to add to your reading list. As always, feel free to share your favorite diaries in the comments, and Kosmail me suggestions for next week’s PotW! We love to read your work!
Bye for now, and keep fighting, keep educating, and keep being helpers. It’s how we win.