On Tuesday, the People Talked Back

Jess Bidgood and Catie Edmondson, reporting for The New York Times: A new political era opened in Washington on Wednesday, as Democrats vowed to use their sweeping majority to check President Trump’s power, while prominent Republicans blamed their midterm wipeout on his agenda and party leadership. Democrats were on track to secure at least a 50-seat majority in the House and solid control of the Senate after notching seismic victories around the country, in deep red House districts and long-Republican Senate seats. Democrats won Senate and gubernatorial races in Texas, Kansas, and Iowa, along with Senate races in South Carolina, Michigan, Alaska, Georgia, and North Carolina. The results are truly seismic and historic. There are a lot of angles to take with Tuesday’s election results. I choose the “Big Tech” one. Flocks of Americans turned to the polls to air their grievances with data centers, artificial intelligence automation, and the callous greed and indifference of technology…

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