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Nexus X HumectressNew York Legal Weed Law EXPLAINED
Since so many of my neighbors have started to smoke “recreational” weed, the area is much more quiet since they’re usually munching or sleeping.
Anarchist Supervillains
Anarchist News For all our talk of solidarity, there are some anarchists who other anarchists just love to hate. In every milieu there are larger than life figures who’ve transgressed in one way or another – either through something they said, or wrote, or did – and who […]
REVIEW: On Anarchism and the Black Revolution
Black Agenda Report “The principles of anarchism appear to be growing in some corners of the Black community,” due largely to the work and thought of former Black Panther Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin. In our opening post, the Black Agenda Review described its objective to provide a longer historical and more explicitly […]
Experts Gives BLEAK Covid Outlook
He said “another lockdown.” As if we’ve had one successful lockdown.
Biden’s CONFUSING Foreign Policy Flop
Biden promised that “nothing would fundamentally change” He is only keeping his promise.
Mobile Homelessness Is the Highest It Has Ever Been
By Cynthia Griffith, Invisible People On the Heels of the Pandemic, the Growing Population of Unsheltered People Are Forced to Live in Their Vehicles A friend of mine who works in the criminal justice system once said to me in confidence, “I know incarceration is a scam because […]
Remembering Leo Strauss
One of the neocons’ intellectual godfathers. Know your enemy. By Grant Haver The political theorist Leo Strauss (1899-1973) is perhaps an unlikely subject for Chronicles’ “Remembering the Right” series. Although no one can deny the extensive influence of his ideas on the conservative (and later, neoconservative) movement in […]
The Uneasy Alliance of Evangelicals and Conservatism
Trumpism is dividing the evangelicals. By D.G. Hart, The American Conservatism Since Ronald Reagan’s defeat of Jimmy Carter in 1980, evangelical Protestants have been a seemingly solid segment within American conservatism. “Seemingly” is important, because conservatives often scratch their heads at evangelical habits of mind. Some of the […]
Quite a Day in the Right Turn Against Corporate America
Now that “woke capitalism” is becoming hegemonic, the right-wing is developing anti-capitalist ideas. Hilarious. By Curt Mills, The American Conservative Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Justice Clarence Thomas signaled camaraderie Monday with those who would check corporate power. Two events came to pass Monday that, for now, […]
Woke Capitalism & Decadent Republicans
The fact that this legislation could not pass even in Arkansas, with a governor who is a former head of the DEA, indicates that the “cultural left” (or at least cultural liberalism) is now almost completely hegemonic, with the exception of peripheral institutional, socioeconomic, subcultural, and geographical sectors. […]
The Coming Counter-Coup Against the GOP
This article contains a fairly interesting critique of the police/carceral state from a “culturally conservative” perspective. If we can get the Left and Right hating the prison-industrial complex with equal fervor, then we’ve got something. By Stephen Baskerville, Chronicles The left’s new monopoly cannot be resisted without breaking […]
Deaths in the U.S. rose 23% because of the pandemic in 2020, VCU study finds
By Eric Kolenich, Richmond Times Dispatch In the first 10 months of the pandemic, 2.8 million people died in the United States, a 23% increase over a typical timespan, according to a Virginia Commonwealth University study published Friday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The number […]
Juxtaposing Anarchy: From Chaos to Cause
By Colin Jenkins Anarchy is synonymous with chaos and disorder. It is a term that stands in direct contrast to the archetype of society we have become accustomed to: hierarchical, highly structured, and authoritative. Because of this, it carries negative connotations. Merriam-Webster, the consensus source of meaning within […]
The Next Housing CRISIS Is Here And The Villains Are Exactly Who You’d Expect
Krystal Ball explains why the housing market is booming for those in the upper middle class and breaks down what it means for costs of homes in the future.
Black flag mapping: emerging themes in anarchist geography
Anthony Ince, Kulturgeografiska Institutionen, Stockholms Universitet Forthcoming (2014) in Levy C and Newman S (eds.) The Anarchist Imagination: Anarchism Encounters the Humanities and Social Sciences. London: Routledge. I first realized that I wanted to become a geographer when I read Tearing Down the Streets , by the anarchist Jeff […]
On the Miserable Necessity of Doing Censorship Stories in Pairs
By Matt Taibbi “Meet the Censored” will now come out in sets of left and right bans, in the (probably vain) hope that fewer people will cheer news of deletions and suspensions. For roughly half a year, I’ve been running a series of interviews here on TK called […]
‘It’s The Little Things” – That Set Me Off!
By Peter R. Quinones As I was coming out of the grocery store today I saw one of the blue, “will not provide protection against COVID” masks on the ground. I see them discarded on the ground all the time and I ask myself, if this virus is […]
A review of a collection of articles on anarchism and syndicalism in the colonial and postcolonial world, 1870-1940
A review of: Anarchism and Syndicalism in the Colonial and Postcolonial World (1870-1940): The Praxis of National Liberation, Internationalism, and Social LiberationEdited by Steven Hirsch and Lucien van der Walt; with a Foreword by Benedict Anderson Abstract: The volume under review is a very informative and, an immenselythought-provoking […]
DNC Chair Says ‘Left’ Has TARNISHED Brand Of Party
Team Rising reacts to DNC Chair Jaime Harrison’s comment on the future of the Democratic Party.
Gaetz’s Alleged EXTORTIONIST Speaks Out As Trump World Abandons Him
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti break down the latest updates in the Gaetz scandal, including statements from accused extorter.
Lung Doctor Analyzes George Floyd Autopsy Report (MEDICAL EXPLANATION)
Let’s be clear..we’ve all seen the video by now. It’s obvious that these police officers killed George Floyd. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner, and the independent medical examiner hired by the family of George Floyd, Dr. Michael Baden, have concluded that his death was a homicide….but their opinion […]
Derek Chauvin trial | Day 6
The murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin began its second week, following five days of raw and emotional testimony. Chauvin, who was seen in disturbing videos kneeling on Floyd’s neck, is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. He has pleaded not guilty. […]
Use-of-force instructor says neck restraint used by Derek Chauvin was unauthorized
In the trial of Derek Chauvin, a use-of-force instructor said the neck restraint used on George Floyd would not have been authorized.
Informed source: Iran to stop countermeasures against US pullout of JCPOA only after all sanctions lifted
https://media.urmedium.com/video//2021/04/06/637533095099479720video.mp4 An informed source tells Press TV that the only way the United States could see Iran stop its countermeasures under the 2015 nuclear deal is for Washington to lift all the sanctions it imposed on the Islamic Republic in the aftermath of its withdrawal from the agreement […]
Michael Lind, The Failure of Populism & the Class War After Trump
Michael Lind, author of The New Class War: Saving Democracy from the Managerial Elite, returns to The Realignment to discuss the end of the Trump administration, and the start of the Biden presidency. He also expands on his formulation that “neoliberalism is the disease, populism is the symptom, […]
What is gun culture? Cultural variations and trends across the United States
By Claire Boine, Michael Siegel, Craig Ross, Eric W. Fleegler & Ted Alcorn We developed empirical methods to identify variations in elements of gun culture across states. Using these methods, we then analyzed the prominence of these subcultures between states and over time from 1998 through 2016. Using state-level […]
Michael Lind on Class Warfare
An interview with Michael Lind from January. In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Michael Lind, the author of “The New Class War”, to discuss the recent riots in the nation’s capital and to examine how it is that America arrived at such a violent […]
US counterterrorism operations touched 85 countries in the last 3 years alone
By George Petras, Karina Zaiets and Veronica Bravo, USA TODAY Nearly 20 months after the Sept. 11 attacks, President George W. Bush stood on an aircraft carrier under a giant “Mission Accomplished” banner and declared “major combat operations in Iraq have ended.” Nearly 18 years later, the U.S. is […]
Study Ranks AOC One Of The Least Effective Members Of Congress
The right thinks she’s the next Che Guevara and the corporate Dems think she’s a Twitch streamer.
Minneapolis police chief REBUKES Derek Chauvin’s use of force in the arrest of George Floyd
The Minneapolis police chief, Medaria Arradondo rebuked Derek Chauvin’s use of force in the arrest of George Floyd.
Police chief testifies on the atypical arrest of George Floyd in the trial of Derek Chauvin
Police Chief Arradondo testified on the unusual custodial arrest of George Floyd who had been accused of using a counterfeit $20 bill.
Minneapolis Police Chief Arradondo testifies on use of force policy at the Derek Chauvin trial
Minneapolis Police Chief Arradondo testified on the use of force policy at the trial of Derek Chauvin.
ER doctor who pronounced George Floyd dead said oxygen deficiency was the likely cause of death
The emergency room doctor who pronounced George Floyd dead said oxygen deficiency was the likely cause of death
Ancient Greece in 18 minutes
Homer, The Minotaur, 300 spartans, Greek theatre, Parthenon, democracy — everything that you once knew, but forgot.
Ancient Rome in 20 minutes
Caesar, The Colosseum, Republic, Nero, geese, plebeians, legions – everything that you once knew, but forgot.
Hunter Says Laptop ‘May’ Be His Or Stolen Russian Intelligence
Team Rising reacts to Hunter Biden’s comments on his laptop controversy.
In America, politics has become a form of religion
By Andrew Sullivan, The Spectator When I finally head back to church this weekend, after a year of Covid-avoidance, it is going to feel a little strange. These past 12 months constitute the longest stretch of time I’ve been away since I was born. And I’m not going […]
USSR was not “State Capitalism” – What is Bureaucracy?
I agree that the USSR was not state-capitalist. What we have in the USA is state capitalism. I consider Soviet-type economies to be party/military/state/bureaucratic dictatorships but not “capitalist.” If anything, I would compare them to ancient tyrannies like Egypt and Babylon.
Blue Dog Dems PANIC After AOC Donates Money To Them
Team Rising discusses AOC’s donations to Democratic colleagues facing reelection this midterm cycle.
James Lindsay – In The Race – “YOUR WELCOME” with Michael Malice
American mathematician, cultural critic, and founder of New Discourses, James Lindsay joins Michael this week for a discussion on critical race theory and its warning signs, the theory’s parallels to Soviet logic, which philosophers were merely rationalizing their own pathologies, how language is often used as code to […]
Why Young Adults Are the Most Frightened of COVID, Even Though They Are the Least at Risk
By Jon Mitimore, Foundation for Economic Education Nearly 3 million Americans are being vaccinated against COVID-19 each day, but the “return to normal” may not be as close as many hope. A new survey shows many Americans have concerns about interacting with others once the pandemic is over. […]
Biden stimulus checks spark historic surge in gun sales, especially AR-15s
By Paul Bedard, Washington Secrets Columnist For the second time in three months, the FBI broke its record for gun sales, concealed carry, and other firearms background checks in March. The National Instant Criminal Background Check System conducted 4,691,738 checks, an all-time high. It broke the record set […]
Disgusting Weaponization Of Capitol Attack To Grow Security State
Journalist, Zaid Jilani, discusses the recent attack at the Capitol that left one Capitol Police officer dead, another injured.
The Coming American Breakup, and Why It May Be the Right Thing
I suspect the breakup of the US will not be nearly as neat and tidy as that author hopes. This is not 1860. The divisions are not regional or even urban/rural. Instead, it’s going to be a matter of block by block, street by street, neighbor by neighbor, […]
Dystopia Is Here
How Trump FLEECED His Own Supporters Out Of HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
Krystal Ball outlines Donald Trump’s history of fraud, from Trump University to ‘Stop the Steal’.
Evidence FOR And AGAINST Lab Leak Hypothesis
Dr. Bret Weinstein, visiting fellow at the James Madison Program at Princeton, discusses the possibility of COVID leaking from a lab.
How Trump FLEECED Supporters For Millions On Election Fraud
Assistant editor at American Greatness, Pedro Gonzalez, discusses how Trump is misusing money donated to his PAC, Trump’s Save America.
Andy Ngô reacts to becoming Antifa target, leaving US: ‘Not safe anymore for me’
By Stephanie Pagones, FOX News He might be the most hated man in the room depending on where he goes, but Andy Ngô has undoubtedly amassed a tremendous following for his experience covering the ins and outs of Antifa. The born-and-raised Portlander and second-generation Vietnamese American, a conservative journalist who […]
MLB, Georgia GOP Law Shows Why US Politics Is A CLOWNSHOW
Saagar Enjeti breaks down the controversy surrounding the new Georgia voter laws.
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