Hello friends,

Welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with my colleague Heather Lofthouse (Executive Director of Inequality Media Civic Action — and my former student), where we talk about the highs and lows of the past week over morning coffee.

I’m delighted to be back. And many thanks to Michael Lahanas-Calderón for filling in for me.

Today we cover:

— What gives us the most hope and what worries us most about the upcoming midterm elections.

— Elon Musk’s wild takeover of Twitter.

— Jerome Powell’s wild takeover of the U.S. economy.

And more. Please join us.

And thank you to Joseph Lawson and Guy Brenner for this week’s theme songs.

And take this week’s poll:

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