<div class="css-1r2sn2n e1mdktgm0"><section class="css-u7urgs ez8v1gi0"><div class="css-b4a1pi e1u9wqfn0"><span class="css-x8vgju e6e0kfy0"><a href="/united-states/" data-analytics="sidebar:section"><span>United States</span></a></span><span class="css-rjcumh e1vi1cqp0"> | Newsletter</span></div><h1 class="css-1p83fk8 e1r8fcie0">Checks and Balance newsletter: Will the class of ’24 turn out like the boomers?</h1></section></div><div class="css-kpd7oo e1mdktgm0"><section class="css-1ugvd2u e18wk22u0"></section></div><div class="css-1r2sn2n e1mdktgm0"><div class="css-9ij950 e1rprpb40"><div class="css-f1to7x e1x31cqm0"><div class="css-jwv1ak ejfltsf0"><div class="css-w0h03k eygoqsu0"><div><time datetime="2024-05-04T14:15:56.663Z" class="css-1c8ktq7 e4cw3vv0"> May 4th 2024</time></div><div><div class="css-1902i5q eygoqsu0"></div></div></div></div></div><section data-body-id="cp2" class="css-k2wbwk ed4x7ae1"><div class="css-1a2ik1p ed4x7ae2"><p data-component="paragraph" class="css-1f0x4sl e1tt35bk0"><i>This is the introduction to Checks and Balance, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter bringing exclusive insight from our correspondents in America.</i></p><p data-component="paragraph" class="css-1f0x4sl e1tt35bk0"><i>Sign up for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.economist.com/newsletters/checks-and-balance">Checks and Balance</a>.</i></p></div></section><div class="css-dv5w6c e1tda7ck0"><div class="css-19gx9y0 ejfltsf0"><div class="css-15sn8g1 eygoqsu0"><div><div class="css-9mn5vp eygoqsu0"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

<div class="css-mqgbir ea9fiz30"><div class="css-j472os e1nb91wc1"><div class="css-1gljmzf e8tkvfk0"><div class="css-1n611c3 e1mdktgm0"><div class="css-1b409a9 eis2tu50"><div class="css-1v8gmu2 e1jjvxhk0"><figure class="css-1njzmap e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="100%" height="auto" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcset="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/media-assets/image/20240504_USD000.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/media-assets/image/20240504_USD000.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/media-assets/image/20240504_USD000.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/media-assets/image/20240504_USD000.jpg 480w, 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data-analytics="more_from:headline_1">Joe Biden is practising some Clintonian politics</a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">But he needs to do more than crack down on “junk fees” to woo swing voters</p></div></div></div><div class="css-1olanph e1mdktgm0"><div class="css-wb96fl eis2tu50"><div class="css-1px0skd e1jjvxhk0"><figure class="css-1njzmap e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="100%" height="auto" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcset="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/media-assets/image/20240504_USP509.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/media-assets/image/20240504_USP509.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/media-assets/image/20240504_USP509.jpg 384w, 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src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/media-assets/image/20240504_USP002.jpg"></figure></div><div class="css-0 e1ik1iw00"><h3 class="css-1jzypbl e7j57mt0"><a href="/united-states/2024/05/02/seaport-tower-shows-new-yorks-fight-between-housing-and-heritage" data-analytics="more_from:headline_3">Seaport Tower shows New York’s fight between housing and heritage</a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">Can the city build its future without destroying its past?</p></div></div></div><hr class="css-670k81 e8tkvfk1"></div></div></div>

United States{ai:summary}<p>Checks and Balance newsletter offers exclusive insights on American politics and society, questioning if the class of '24 will mirror the boomers. Biden's political tactics resemble Clinton's, but more is needed to win swing voters. Japanese influence in American quilting reflects cross-continental connections. New York faces a dilemma between housing development and preserving its historic heritage. #society</p>

Checks and Balance newsletter: Will the class of ’24 turn out like the boomers?

Checks and Balance newsletter: Will the class of ’24 turn out like the boomers?

Joe Biden is practising some Clintonian politics

A surprising Japanese presence in a traditional American craft

Seaport Tower shows New York’s fight between housing and heritage

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