Jay RosenJul 25, 2023

"Not the odds, but the stakes."

That's my shorthand for the organizing principle we most need in 2024 election coverage. Not who has what chances of winning, but the consequences for our democracy— given what's possible in this election. Not the odds, but the stakes.

Here is an example of stakes commentary. Its analysis is both plausible and terrifying.

https://newrepublic.com/article/174535/people-arent-facing-horrors-new-trump-term-bring

#journalism #uspol #science

People Aren’t Facing Up to the Horrors a New Trump Term Would Bring

G’bye, NATO. G’bye, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal. G’bye, democracy. He’s telling us plain as day. Why aren’t people listening?

The New Republic
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@jayrosen_nyu are they finally listening??

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/climate/republicans-climate-project2025.html

A Republican 2024 Climate Strategy: More Drilling, Less Clean Energy

Project 2025, a conservative “battle plan” for the next Republican president, would stop attempts to cut the pollution that is heating the planet and encourage more emissions.

The New York Times
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