By Abha Bhattarai Washington Post Ty Stehlik, who works the front desk at a hotel in Milwaukee, pleaded for a raise all through the pandemic — and finally got an extra $1 an hour in the fall to make $15. But higher prices for rent and food have […]
By Michael Shellenberger Introducing the Taxonomy of Woke Religion Over the last year, a growing number of progressives and liberals have pointed to police killings of unarmed black men, rising carbon emissions and extreme weather events, and the killing of trans people as proof that the United States […]
USC Gould School of Law hosted Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner in discussion with Prof. Jody Armour Oct. 29, 2019.
The main problem I see with these critics is that much of their objection to “progressive prosecutors” seems rooted in their disdain for the non-prosecution of “quality of life” offenses, i.e. things that conflict with bourgeois aesthetics, lifestyle, or class interests. That may not be the whole story […]
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and Boston’s District Attorney Rachael Rollins two of a wave of prosecutors who are focusing on ending mass incarceration and addressing racial disparities.
By Samuel Goldman, The Week It’s not just ‘wokeness’ and social media. It’s order, fairness, and basic governance. What’s wrong with conservatives? The question has dominated prestige media since Donald Trump emerged as the frontrunner for the Republican nomination in 2016, and especially since his campaign of election […]
By Damon Linker, The Week Why no one will stand up to Trump in the 2024 GOP primary. I have no idea if Donald Trump will actually run for president again in 2024. No one does. He could be feigning an intention to mount a campaign in order […]
This is an interesting overview of how the Western liberal tradition developed. Enlightenment liberalism appeared only after the institutional, cultural, and economic preconditions had been developed. Interestingly, Kevin Carson has made a similar argument from the Left, suggesting that liberalism appeared only after the economic and technological changes […]
By Peter R. Quiñones I hope that you understand, or are at least beginning to, that the radical Left is not going to stop. Many people have pointed out that their belief in equity for all, which really means the destruction of the status quo and the lifting […]
By Kevin R. McClure and Alisa Hicklin Fryar Chronicle of Higher Education As many observers have pointed out, the “Great Resignation” doesn’t perfectly capture what’s happening in the U.S. labor market. Data suggest many people, especially those with jobs in fields like hospitality, aren’t quitting the work force but […]
An interesting observation from Sullivan: So he may well become a transitional figure like Jimmy Carter — a response to a criminal president, as Carter was, but too isolated, partisan and controlled by left interest groups to build a coalition for the future. Instead, a growing backlash including […]
It’s interesting how universities have become predatory capitalist corporations in terms of their business model, but Stalinist/fascist/fundamentalist regimes in terms of ideological conformity. By Katherine Frank, The Nation The Ivy League institution’s approach to the contract negotiations with its grad student workers reveals how it has evolved into […]
By Caitlin Johnstone Consider the possibility that the Orwellian dystopia you fear is already here and has been in place for many years, you just haven’t noticed because you’re still allowed to watch Netflix or buy a gun or say whatever you want to say within a small […]
By Vishwam Jamie Heckert Following Andy Fisher’s call for a radical ecopsychology – one which heals individuals and transforms social, philosophical and psychological systems of organisation and knowledge – this paper explores the anarchist pasts and possible futures of the field. While anarchists such as Kropotkin, Goodman, and […]
For some time, political analysts have debated whether Hispanics would follow the pattern of blacks and Jews and continue to vote leftward as they become more integrated and prominent in US culture and society, or whether they would follow the pattern of “white ethnics” (Irish, Italians, Eastern Europeans) […]
Director of the New York Working Families Party, Sochie Nnaemeka, gives her party’s assessment of Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams’ job performances thus far.
Team Rising debates the future of the pandemic, and whether Omicron will be the last variant.
Technology & politics reporter at 538, Kaleigh Rogers, details her reporting on the lasting effects of ‘The Big Lie.’
Team Rising debates the influence of the Democratic party in Big Tech’s deplatforming and censorship decisions.
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave react to shocking images showing a string of cargo container robberies at the LA port.
Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli BANNED From Industry. Feds Do Nothing To ACTUALLY Solve Price Gouging Shrkreli: “I’m going to illegal inflate the cost of this life-saving medicine and profit from the people’s sickness.” Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Anthony Fauci, and House Democrat shareholders: […]
Why no mention of Anand Giridharadas? His book “Winners Take All” does a great job of analyzing this class.
The war on drugs is over, and drugs are the hands-down winner. Consider this: 50 years, $1 trillion dollars, and 50 million arrests in the war on drugs. And this is the result. Probably the most failed government policy in human history. This is the Afghanistan of domestic […]
By Matthew Sanger and Lewis Borck The genesis of our special section, “Anarchy and Archaeology,” was a symposium chaired by Matthew Sanger and Lewis Borck at the 80th annual SAA meeting in San Francisco. At that time and as the issue took shape, few expected the outcome of […]
By Pedro Gonzalez Chronicles The sound of screams replaced the music as a red Ford Escape slammed into the crowd, killing six people and wounding more than 60 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Nov. 21. Amid the bloodbath that evening were dead and dying victims as old as 81 […]
By John M. Vella Chronicles Minds Wide Shut: How the New Fundamentalisms Divide Us by Gary Saul Morson and Morton Schapiro Princeton University Press 336 pp., $29.95 Fundamentalism has long been considered a religious phenomenon, a narrowmindedness that only afflicts Bible-thumping extremists. Yet fundamentalist thinking is everywhere today, […]
However much some folks may be inclined to make fun of this, I suspect it is the key to ending Wokeism. Just let everyone identify as whatever they want to identify as. By Zbigniew Janowski Chronicles Equality is undergoing a new renaissance in which all identities are fluid […]
By Paul Gottfried, Chronicles Two years ago, Gracy Olmstead, a journalist who writes on farming and farming communities, partnered with Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) to compose a list of those whom she and the Institute view as “conservatives.” Of the now deceased figures who appear on Olmstead’s list, […]
How strong is the West’s resolve when it comes to Ukraine? A steady diet of diplomacy so far failing to lift the uncertainty over Vladimir Putin’s true intentions when it comes to those 100-thousand troops amassed at the border.
Krystal and Saagar are joined by Daily Poster journalist David Sirota for the weekly collaboration to talk about how BlackRock is greenwashing polluters and the failure of Democratic Party leadership.
By Mike Gleason, Money Metals Exchange This week is shaping up to be a pivotal one for precious metals markets with some breakout price action on the board. As the U.S. stock market got pounded, hard assets perked up on safe-haven buying. These are the times that prove […]
(Oklahoma City, Oklahoma — January 21, 2022) – An Oklahoma state representative introduced legislation this week that would enable the State Treasurer to protect Sooner State funds from inflation and financial risk by holding physical gold and silver. Introduced by Rep. Sean Roberts, HB 3681 would include physical […]
By Lee Fang, The Intercept NGOs looking to provide emergency aid to Afghanistan are turning to cryptocurrency. When the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August of last year, Fereshteh Forough feared that the group would close her school in Herat, the country’s third-largest city. Code to Inspire, an […]
By Joe Lauria, Consortium News When the U.S. overthrows a foreign government it either works from the top down, the bottom up, or through military invasion, writes Joe Lauria. Throughout the long, documented history of the United States illegally overthrowing governments of foreign lands to build a global […]
By W. James Antle III, The Week “If the U.S. and NATO aren’t willing to put troops on the line to defend Ukraine, and American allies can’t agree on a sanctions package, hasn’t the U.S. and the West lost nearly all of its leverage over [Russian President] Vladimir […]
By David Faris, The Week Squandered promise in a presidency that was supposed to be transformational. It was supposed to be “an FDR-sized presidency.” In the spring and summer of 2020, after Joe Biden had rolled up the Democratic nomination and polls were predicting a decisive, double-digit victory […]
By Matt Taibbi “Two amputee British actors, sitting in a tree, something, something, C-O-W!” Plus, a contest with prizes! Esteemed Yale professor Samuel Moyn tweeted this yesterday, cruelly tagging me and forcing a look at New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman’s latest: Samuel Moyn 🔭 @samuelmoyn Count of […]
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A jury has been selected in the federal trial of three Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing. Eighteen jurors were chosen after questioning by the judge on Thursday — 12 who will deliberate […]
By Nani Sahra Walker Los Angeles The California State University announced it has added caste as a protected category in its systemwide anti-discrimination policy, a hard-fought policy deeply meaningful to Dalit students of South Asian descent. The Cal State policy came after years of activism from Dalit students and […]
Kim Iversen details the state of workplace vaccine mandates, now that the Biden administration’s influence is gone.
Krystal and Saagar talk with policy expert Matt Stoller about Microsoft’s decision to buy gaming giant Activision Blizzard and how it could affect the video game industry
Missouri candidate for Senate, Lucas Kunce, details why stopping members of Congress and their families from trading individual stocks doesn’t go far enough.
Krystal and Saagar review the charges brought by the NY Attorney General against the Trump organization and consider how they will affect his decision to run for President again in 2024
Hard to convince someone to do something when every strategy over the past two years has failed. Blame the CDC, FDA, MSM and politicians.
Former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson weighs in on President Biden’s big press conference yesterday, as well as what his administration needs to do to earn votes come election day.
Krystal and Saagar comment on the new video showing a US drone strike killing a family of innocent civilians in Afghanistan that the Pentagon tried to cover up
American politics is more of a spectacle than about actual policy
Team Rising reacts to the Biden administration’s legal defense of their continued use of Title 42 to deport migrants without screening them for asylum.
Saagar details how Wall Street firms such as BlackRock and BlackStone have begun taking over the housing market in an effort to destroy the American Dream of buying a home and raising a family
The murder rate has also gone up in red states like Texas. it’s gone up across the board. The US society is a breeding ground for antisocial behavior and antisocial people tend to have antisocial children because they abuse them, neglect them, etc so it is not easy […]
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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