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When Do the Assassinations Start?

By Erik Loomis

In General

On July 14, 2022

I'm honestly surprised that we haven't seen assassinations yet given the rise of far-right political violence. And considering how little difference the near-lynching of Mike Pence has made, it's hard to see that an actual assassination of a left-wing politician who do anything to bring...

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Fixing Higher Ed

By Erik Loomis

On May 18, 2021

The higher education system is so broken. Between skyrocketing tuition and fees leading to massive student debt, a lack of state funding, the proletarianization of faculty including the rise of.

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Making Free College Tuition a Real Thing

By Erik Loomis

On April 24, 2021

One thing about the left is that there's often a tendency to replace policy with slogan. This is OK; it's not really up to people making demands to work out.

The Congressional Progressive Caucus

By Erik Loomis

In General

On January 15, 2021

This is an interesting rundown on the CPC's newfound power in the Democratic Party. One difference between the Covid-19 Recession and the 2008 Great Recession is that progressives in Congress have since gotten their act together. The CPC has restructured itself (starting January 3) into a disciplined, small‑d democratic political operation that...

LeeEsq Doesn't the Catholic Church teach that Christ is the cracker?
The revenge of Ariana Grande · November 25, 2024
Davis X. Machina 🦞🌲 🇺🇦 Mass media? Or a mosaic of lots of small pieces that reads from a distance as mass media?
The revenge of Ariana Grande · November 25, 2024
Barry_D Four doubles.
How bad is it going to get? · November 25, 2024
MAJeff C'est la vie. Turns out winning is a lot more difficult without the best player in the world running the show.
Lowering My Blood Pressure · November 25, 2024
piglet42 I would disagree with this: "Demographically, the parties are starting to look more and more similar." Race gap may be slightly smaller but gender gap bigger than ever, education gap and...
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