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RB Ross Barkan Ross Barkan Author of six books, including GLASS CENTURY and COLOSSUS. Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Metropolitan Review.

“At the minimum, a 2018-style blue wave appears imminent; there will be a large House majority next year and Hakeem Jeffries will be the Speaker.”

Political Currents by Ross Barkan · US Politics · October 2026

“At the minimum, a 2018-style blue wave appears imminent; there will be a large House majority next year and Hakeem Jeffries will be the Speaker.” — Ross Barkan on Hakeem Jeffries, Political Currents by Ross Barkan

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Barkan was previewing the midterms and arguing Democrats need a bigger vision.

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