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  • When Anti-Establishment Politics Goes Wrong: Jimmy Dore

    When Anti-Establishment Politics Goes Wrong: Jimmy Dore

    What is the Left? That question has vexed the American people for the last five years as candidates in both the Democratic and Republican parties have either endorsed or rejected the so-called Left with equal enthusiasm and, in some cases, hostility. And nobody is emblematic of the wrong answer to that question than Jimmy Dore.…

  • Anime, Death Threats, and Paul Gosar: When Consequences Don’t Exist

    When writing on politics, it is almost certain that weird and infuriating stories will pop up. The adage, “never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity,” is usually the best description of peculiar political news. However, the recent news about Rep. Paul Gosar’s disrespectful and downright ridiculous decision to encourage violence…

  • Abolish Gerrymandering: This Voter Suppression Must End

    With the loss in Virginia, many Democrats are worried about the next few years and what they mean for the party. And with the redistricting of congressional districts occurring across the country, Democrats are in an even more precarious position. This process, which occurs every ten years, is as politically intense as it is shameful.…

  • Republicans Win Virginia’s Governorship: What You Need To Know

    Despite their hopes for success in Virginia, Democrats failures are a lot more apparent than first thought.

  • Conspiracy Nonsense: Trump Will Not Let The 2020 Election Go

    Aside from making dubious claims about the U.S. constitution, Trump fundamentally fails to accept the reality of his defeat, putting American democracy in an even weaker position. However, this is par for the course with him. From the very beginning, Trump clung to claims of rigging during the 2016 election. In October of 2016, when…

  • Responsibility Now: Don’t Let Trump Officials Get Away

    Steve Bannon is facing charges for contempt of Congress, a sign of the growing ferocity with which the January 6th Commission is willing to fight against obstructionist forces. And it is a welcome sign, but it must go further. From the very beginning, the Commission has been the subject of opposition and obstruction. And if…

  • If You Can’t Win Fairly, Break The Game: The GOP’s Attitude Towards Democracy

    The fight for voting rights hit another wall on Wednesday when Senate Republicans unanimously voted down Sen. Joe Manchin’s voting rights bill. The bill, a compromise-based version, was the most recent attempt by Democrats to pass voting rights protection. Combine the failure to pass the legislation with the efforts by states across the country to suppress the…

  • The Fight for the Republican Nomination

    Questions have swarmed the political sphere, as Americans of all parties have wondered just who is going to run as the Republican nominee in 2024. The default answer is the former president, Donald Trump. However, others posited that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis or former Vice-President Mike Pence. And while 2024 is years away, a new…

  • The Pandora Papers: Tax Havens and Global Corruption

    The Pandora Papers: Tax Havens and Global Corruption

    Earlier this week, we learned what has been known to many worldwide: The rich are getting richer while the poor are getting poorer. Of course, that is not all that was revealed this week, as the recently leaked Pandora Papers show that part of that problem is due to the offshore industries’ manipulative tactics to help wealthy…

  • Newsletter Update! Please Read

    This is an update on the state of the newsletter and its place on Substack. Good afternoon everyone, I hope you are all doing well. For the last few months, I have felt a strong sense of disorganization with my work here on Substack and other platforms. There was very little clear organization, and it…