This isn’t exactly breaking news given that anyone who has been paying attention has probably noticed this long before 2025, but it is interesting to see the NY Times highlighting this internal divide in the Democratic Party at a time when DEI is very much on the back foot.
The story is titled “As Trump Attacks D.E.I., Some on the Left Approve.” It opens with a recent “buy-cott” organized by Al Sharpton in support of Costco, which has doubled down on its commitment to DEI despite pressure to step back.
“Al Sharpton making Costco into a titan of progress that needs mass support days before a potential strike,” Bhaskar Sunkara, the president of the progressive magazine The Nation, grumbled on the platform X.
The episode at Costco, which did not respond to a request for comment, illustrates an underappreciated tension on the left at a time when Mr. Trump…
