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Ukraine Invasion Day 19: “Why (not) Die for Danzig?” Where are the Blue Helmets?

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All wars are battles among falcons, they are never fought between hawks and doves. A UN enforced no-fly-zone would have no doves. As James Clapper said on CNN: “The game’s on”. The reality is that wars like Ukraine-Russia are fought in blood even if they can be modeled as a series of...

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  • March 14, 2022
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Minerva @ Midnight: tragedy versus cynicism because Tucker Carlson calls mask-wearing child abuse

Peak cynicism has arrived. Tucker Carlson pimps a version of the nanny-state with more police confrontations because he thinks cops should stop children from wearing masks by enforcing child abuse laws. Apparently making a child wear a mask is like punching them in the face or the equivalent of exhibitionism....

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  • April 27, 2021
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Can we at least get rid of some sober drivers, Senator Kennedy?

Apparently John (no relation) Kennedy (R-LA) may endorse those sober drivers who run over demonstrators in Oklahoma, because a guy who “went to Oxford” should know something about logical fallacies. x Hours after America's second mass shooting in a week, Sen. John Kennedy downplays the gun problem by noting that...

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  • March 26, 2021
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the Grand Hotel Abyss defunded and canceled by Trump's GQP culture war on massage spas

The Atlanta spree killings are unfortunately a story with structural similarity to events elsewhere. How do we know that Robert Long wasn’t on his way to Mar-a-Lago when the cops performed a PIT maneuver on him after he killed eight people. Darn hypotheticals of the culture wars. Mar-a-Lago as spa resort...

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  • March 19, 2021
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A 'second gilded age'? Maybe, but only because recycling ideas is an academic genre

Darn those class commitments, aligning us to our political choices in a democracy, made worse by all those folks who knew they were in that Gilded Age. “If the future of the Democratic Party is in the rich suburbs, the future of American politics is another long Gilded Age.” Matt...

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  • February 28, 2021
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“Marty, you're not thinking four-dimensionally”

M-i-c-k-e-y, Why because we like it. M-M-MMT. “We collectively decide just what counts as a resource, economic base, or productive work.” OTOH, it could all be trippin’ on bong hits. The superlative science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson’s latest novel, The Ministry For The Future, is essentially about using MMT to...

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  • January 2, 2021
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Registered Nurse Dennis Kosuth details COVID-19 failure in Chicago and how activism must do its part

If you do not understand the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dennis Kosuth, a Chicago RN, makes it abundantly clear. Dennis Kosuth is a hero. x x YouTube Video See full episodes here. I saw Dennis Kosuth on MSNBC as they interviewed him about the poor state of mitigating the...

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  • December 1, 2020
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Looks like we're going to win. Pound sand, Trumpers, on the banks of a river in Egypt

It hasn’t been called yet, but the signs are there and Biden-Harris will speak to the nation tonight. At this writing the swing state margin of victory is less than 2016, but that should change much like the overall plurality is historically high. Trump could try to corrupt the elector...

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  • November 6, 2020
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AntiCapitalist MeetUp: Après moi, le déluge. Schumpeter's gale, herd immunity as 'dangerous fallacy'

Larry Kudlow continues the underlying theme of Trumpian nihilism and its trickle-down contagion of pixie dust and pseudoscience. Trump continues to see his numbers decline as his campaign put him on a superspreader rally schedule, attempting to repeat his 2016 victory of 155,000 votes in swing states while trailing 3 million...

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  • October 25, 2020
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WaPo: “Democrats risk overstating Biden’s chances of victory — as many did in 2016.”

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At WaPo, Phillip Bump throws more cold water on our optimism, but we all need to be confronted with the probabilities. Try Bump’s interactive tools to convince yourself of the quantitative realities. There will be Senate-flipping and a Biden landslide, but there still and always remain possible bad news. James Carville...

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  • October 13, 2020
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“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” socialist conference 2020

< p class=”AlignCenter”>You may not be interested in the State, but the State is interested in you. Socialism is on the rise in America, specifically Democratic socialism. 43% of Americans now say that some form of socialism is good for the country, compared to just 25% in 1942. President Donald Trump has already started...

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  • July 4, 2020
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a lesser-known but equally clear and durable influence of slavery on US capitalism

Another article from Jacobin magazine worth your reading. The #1619 Project is important for reminding us that while racism is as American as apple pie, its reflexive relationship to modern US capitalism is no less foundational. Modern slavery is most evident in human trafficking, but the structural constraints are as important,...

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  • May 5, 2020
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Live Blog: Trump's “burst of light” presser campaign rally … “Death, a lot of death”

Trump Presser / Campaign rally substitute. Live Blog below x Pres Trump at WH says Dr. Fauci & Dr. Birx will be going over data & models about the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. He also reiterated that WH guidelines go through 4/30. “It’s a matter of life and death...

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  • March 31, 2020
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Trump's “very good job” is no more than 100,000 dead

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So the latest spin explaining the delays and inaction are a half-baked notion of herd immunity that had a high death toll which Trump was willing to accept. x The president is making a shocking admission on national TV: that he and some of his advisors actually considered just “riding...

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  • March 30, 2020
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Despite Trump's claims, the US COVID-19 rates are rising

So much disinformation and the data is not pointing in a direction that would justify Trump attempt to “open the economy”. His posturing seems to continue as usual with the same incompetence and it is going to get worse before it gets better. x Source: https://t.co/0MM08iFLyL— Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 #DemCast (@DemWrite)...

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  • March 25, 2020
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Fact-checking the SOTU, “a manifesto of mistruths”

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SOTU was simply an expanded campaign speech that included a few stunts like a reunion, a scholarship award, and a medal presentation. His speeches have tended to lies, this SOTU is no different. Yet there were even more lies besides the stunts and appeals to evangelicals. x President Trump’s 2020 State of...

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  • February 5, 2020
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Politico wedgies the left: “don't tase us, bro'”

The usual overgeneralizations apply as Politico tries to separate liberals from whatever adherents to the left of that position are calling themselves. They’ve chosen Jacobin as this week’s strawman to separate Sanders Democrats from Warren Democrats. As the 2020 campaign has unfolded, Warren has, if anything, tacked toward Bernie, embracing “Medicare...

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  • December 9, 2019
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Economist: Are we going to let a declining system take us down with it?

Economist Are we going to let a declining system take us down with it

Economist Professor Richard Wolff gave a compelling reason for moving to the next economic system. His rhetorical question ‘Are we going to let a declining system take us down with it?’ is prescient. Economist Richard Wolff asked the right question Professor Economist Richard Wolff & Jacobin’s Bhaskar Sunkara faced off...

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  • November 16, 2019
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Economist Wolff shamed Whole Foods founder: You sold your company to a monopoly. You know that!

Economist Wolff shamed Whole Foods founder: You sold your company to a monopoly. You know that!

Professor Economist Richard Wolff & Jacobin’s Bhaskar Sunkara faced off with WholeFoods Founder John Mackey and Reason’s Katherine Mangu-Ward at an Intelligence Squared debate titled “Capitalism Is a Blessing.” Mackey attempted to silence Wolff for justifiably challenging his faux magnanimity of taking a $1 in salary and directing his stock...

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  • November 15, 2019
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Reminder: Make Medicare For All History Today and Tomorrow!

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In solidarity,  Mike Hersh for Alan, Dr. Bill, Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., and Shayna—your PDA national team. Help PDA Keep MFA Momentum Building! This is a critically important week for Medicare For All! Join Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) mobilizing for MFA! TODAY May 7th at 8pm...

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  • May 7, 2019
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Weekly Recap Featuring Unprecedented Medicare For All Momentum

photo: MFA Activist Ady Barken Testifies at the Rules CommitteeAs Rep. Jayapal Looks On. Tell Congress We Need MFA! In solidarity,  Mike Hersh for Alan, Dr. Bill, Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., and Shayna—your PDA national team. We’re Making History With Medicare For AllTell Your Senators To Cosponsor...

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  • May 4, 2019
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