The Extremist Views of Worcester's Self-Proclaimed Moderates

The Extremist Views of Worcester's Self-Proclaimed Moderates

Since the completion of the recount of the 2025 at-large city council election and the announcement of the results, a narrative about the next city council has emerged. The next council, so the narrative goes, is more “moderate,” less “progressive,” more “practical,” and focussed on “local issues.” Through the lense of the binary thinking we characterize politics in, a result of the two-party monopoly of the political system across the country, …