Summary
In this Weekly Wrap Up, Eddie reflects on Scott Colom’s historic election as Mississippi’s first Black senator since Reconstruction, crediting deliberate Black political organizing that overturned the arithmetic behind gerrymandered maps and shows the “Solid South” is no longer solid. He recalls Bob Moses’s warning against tying movements to election cycles. Pointing to Stephen Miller’s appointment as chief of staff and the failed impeachment of Pete Hegseth, Eddie argues that the collapse of the neoliberal order calls for a new politics, one in which Democrats stop treating Black voters as a captive electorate and invest in Black leadership and an agenda centered on the lives of ordinary people.
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Middle East Conflict
U.S. Military & Defense
Pete Hegseth’s Warrior Image Under Scrutiny – The New York Times
U.S. Politics & Government
Democrats Face Backlash Over Missing Hegseth Impeachment Vote – The New York Times
Van Hollen Challenges Schumer for Democratic Majority Leader – The New York Times
2026 Midterm Elections: Mississippi Senate Race
Live Updates: Mississippi Senate Election – The New York Times
Scott Colom’s Historic Senate Run in Mississippi – Common Dreams
Midterm Election Analysis & Voter Demographics
Opinion: Democrats’ Strategy in the South – The New York Times
Black Voters and Democratic Victories in the 2026 Midterms – The Nation
Listen to Angie Nixon Calling Out the Harsh Truth – Facebook Video
