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By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit, Exile in Happy Valley Contrary to the gospel of Joy Reid, you really don’t have to be a right wing dick to acknowledge that there is a crisis at the border anymore than you need to be a weatherman to know which […]
The Economist HOW SHOULD societies punish those who commit the worst crimes? As fewer countries use the death penalty, more are imposing life sentences. The number of people jailed for life worldwide rose by more than 80% between 2000 and 2014, to nearly half a million. READ MORE
This is common knowledge to anyone who is familiar with the history of drug prohibition.
Given that CRT is the latest culture war hot topic, I’ve outlined some thoughts on what the fuss seems to be about below. CRT has its roots in legal studies, not the social sciences or economics. Defenders/supporters argue that CRT is merely about pointing out how the law […]
“I have never let schooling interfere with my education”. -Mark Twain
“That the mass bleeds, that it is being robbed and exploited, I know as well as our vote-baiters. But I insist that not the handful of parasites, but the mass itself is responsible for this horrible state of affairs. It clings to its masters, loves the whip, and […]
By Brittany Bernstein, National Review Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt claimed on Wednesday that the Capitol riot is a more dangerous event for the future of the United States than the September 11 terrorist attacks were and is likely to cause more deaths. “The 1/6 attack for the […]
This has actually been the model of capitalism that has existed since the mid-20th century. By Benjamin Braun and Adrienne Buller Open Democracy In the space of just a few decades, the ownership landscape of the global economy has been radically transformed. For much of the past half […]
EXT BY CALEB MAUPIN This recent clip from journalist Michael Rotenshtern goes over the history of the Democratic Party of the United States, explaining it to an international audience. The clip is interesting because it acknowledges the complexity of the party in ways rarely done in the United […]
By Saeed Shah, Wall Street Journal ISLAMABAD—For two decades, a large part of the Pakistani security establishment rooted for the Taliban in the Afghan war. Now that the Taliban are taking over vast tracts of the country and seem to be on the cusp of seizing power, panic […]
What do you get when you cross a Bircher, a fed, and a neoliberal? You get MSNBC.
In the second episode of our Chris Hedges’ bookclub, we explore chapters 3 & 4 of his 2015 book “Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt”
By Jim Hanson, The American Conservative The Constitution is under attack! Both left and right have claimed this so many times it’s easy to chalk it up to hyperbole and stop listening. But what would it look like if an internal coup against the Constitution of the United […]
Ironically, Axios giving air to Breaking Points only helps them. MSM is taking shots because they are competition.
By Larry Gambone The rise and fall of the libertarian movement in Chile is a fascinating story. There is more to the story than mere historical interest, however. Chile is a country on the brink of development and hence is closer to a European country than to a […]
Carlson really had this dude pegged when he started becoming famous a few years ago. ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ reacts to the lawyer’s sentencing and reminisces on the media’s misjudgment.
By Al-Jazeera Israeli forces opened fire on hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators who rallied against an illegal outpost in the occupied West Bank on Friday, with more than 370 people wounded including 31 hit by live ammunition. Drones dropped tear gas canisters and smoke filled the air at the […]
This utterly lame debate illustrates why I do not enter into the mainstream economics debates between “free-market conservatives,” neoliberal centrists, and social democrats.
You might be inclined to think that the story of drug criminalization begins with the Reagan administration, or with the culture of substance use in the Sixties. Ismail Ali says otherwise. Ismail is this week’s guest on Krystal Kyle & Friends; he’s from MAPS [Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic […]
By Marcin Skladanowski, TELOS As the observable processes of social life become more secular in the post-Christian countries of the West, there has been a noticeable attempt to make Russia look like a defender of “traditional Christian values” and emphasize the church’s right to be present in public […]
By RealClearInvestigations Most police departments—including Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police—are required to release an officer’s name within days of a fatal shooting. Not the U.S. Capitol Police, which is controlled by Congress and answers only to Congress. It can keep the public in the dark about the identity and […]
By Matt Taibbi As protests erupt on the streets of a longtime U.S. ally, the Biden administration and the American media wait to see whose side they’re on. Any American correspondent working abroad will tell you: coverage of in-country upheavals are dictated by the nature of the government’s […]
Kyle Kondik, managing editor for Sabato’s Crystal Ball, discusses the future of one-party dominance in America.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky react to a new proposal in Maine to ban inappropriate vanity plates on cars.
Team Rising discusses the large presence of WestExec consultants working in the White House.
Joe Sanberg, progressive entrepreneur, discusses where President Biden stands on his campaign promise of canceling student debt.
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds 56 percent of voters say the U.S. needs to take further action in vaccinating the country amid Delta variant surge. Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky discuss. This survey was conducted online within the United States from July 2 […]
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky discuss the mistreatment and low wages of American baseball players.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky react to Iceland’s successful experiment of a four-day workweek and debate the likelihood of one in America.
Todd Lewis does a fantastic interview with Caleb Maupin. Todd Lewis will be interviewing Caleb Maupin on his recent book on Breadtube and the broader rise of the Synthetic Left.
Ruth Kinna is a very important writer within anarchism. I highly recommend her work. Anarchist News From Undisciplined Podcast I speak with Prof. Ruth Kinna about the history and practice of Anarchism. How can alternative forms of political organisation help us address current problems? Prof. Kinna recently published […]
A problem that I see with this article is that what the authors (one of whom I know personally) are describing is not so much critical race theory specifically as much as contemporary “anti-racism” ideology generally (and related concepts like privilege theory, intersectionality, “whiteness,” etc.), and the illiberalism […]
It is interesting that liberals and conservatives have completely reversed their views of the Supreme Court. It used to be that conservatives considered SCOTUS to be the enemy of ALL GOOD THINGS. Now that the Court is dominated by Republicans, liberals are starting to adopt that position. By […]
By Jessica Hullinger, The Week As the Delta variant of COVID-19 makes its way across the globe, a new report from Israeli website Ynet has some good news about the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine — and some bad. First, the good news: Data from the Israel Health Ministry find the vaccine holds up well […]
By Ann Gibbons, Science Mag Almost 90 years ago, Japanese soldiers occupying northern China forced a Chinese man to help build a bridge across the Songhua River in Harbin. While his supervisors weren’t looking, he found a treasure: a remarkably complete human skull buried in the riverbank. He […]
By Antonio Lecuna, TELOS The situation in Venezuela is spinning out of control. The economy is shriveling at double-digit rates, corruption is generalized, and the nightmare of hyperinflation has returned with a vengeance. What happened? The difficulties suffered during the Chavismo era were predictable consequences of the policy […]
By David Pan, TELOS After watching the images of the January 6 Capitol riot, many Americans concluded that right-wing populism threatens the basic rules of our constitutional order. In this view, the U.S. Constitution establishes a universal order that is detached from any particular orientation and provides the […]
By Kelsey Vlamis, Insider The proportion of Americans who identify as religious has been steadily declining for decades. A new comprehensive study found that decline has stalled somewhat as mainline Protestants have increased their numbers. But White evangelicals, often considered a valuable political demographic, have continued to decline. […]
By Cameron Joseph, Vice The reporters who survived the insurrection are still covering Congress. But things don’t feel normal. John Bresnahan spent January 6 watching a pro-Trump insurrection ransack the building he’s worked in for decades. The congressional reporting veteran was in the House gallery when a colleague […]
NBC News Estimates show a 30 percent surge in homelessness in Denver, Colorado during the pandemic. The city launched a program of city-sanctioned campsites in December 2020, which include security and daily meals, with the ultimate goal to get people out of tents and into homes. WATCH HERE […]
By Matt Taibbi Are Republicans tilting at the wrong windmill? New Substack author Wesley Yang, who coined the term “Successor Ideology,” describes a movement that goes far beyond race. The headline for Wednesday’s CNN feature said it all: The critical race theory panic has White people afraid that […]
By Aldo Toledo, Mercury News PALO ALTO — Five Palo Alto police officers are suing the city claiming harassment and discrimination for being “forced” to walk past a street mural last summer depicting 1970s Black Liberation Army member and fugitive Assata Shakur. The civil complaint against the city […]
A preview of Coleman’s interview with Glenn.
Brian Concannon, Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky break down the latest updates in the Haitian government.
Team Rising reacts to Donald Trump’s Big Tech lawsuit.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky discuss the latest updates in the Tucker Carlson- NSA story.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky react to Rep. Ken Buck’s claims that Google interfered in the 2020 U.S. elections.
Ryan Grim reacts to President Biden’s latest economic agenda speech in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Emily Jashisnky explains the friendship recession and why it has affected young men the most.
Katie Halper, host of Useful Idiots podcast, discusses the latest updates in the Julian Assange extradition case.
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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