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The War on Gaza is a War on Truth
And it will go on.
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In The Nation: The Pro-Worker Left vs. the Dems' “Business Model”
It’s time to explore alternatives from the past and the present.
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Talked w/Rick Perlstein about RFK Jr.
... and a whole lot more.
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Trump: Three Shadows Over Cleveland
From the archives: The Republican Convention of 2016.
Trump’s USA: It Could be Worse. It Could be Gaza.
The silver lining? Disappointed Dems can fight for their values right now.
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"The Democratic Consultant"
I made a political cartoon (with some digital assistance)
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The Elites Keep Losing: Thomas Frank on the Election
The same delusion keeps crushing the Democratic Party—with no end in sight.
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Electoral Shock: A Paradigm Schism, Not a Paradigm Shift
Political parties' alternate realities leave working people behind.
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Predictions are for Suckers. Here are Mine.
If I don't predict, I can't be wrong, but here goes.
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Will Kamala's 11th Hour Tone Shift on Gaza Save Michigan? plus, corrected links [VIDEOS]
New rhetoric on Gaza; plus corrected links for yesterday's Chomsky and fascism videos
Chomsky's New Book; and, The Fascism Question [VIDEOS]
Could this country really turn fascist—and would they come after us?
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On Vengeance, Democracy, and Billionaire Obedience School
Updates on Trump, the LA Times, and the Washington Post.
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