The Summer of our discontent
Submitted by fire with fire on Tue, 06/13/2023 - 5:06pmNOW IS THE SUMMER OF OUR DISCONTENT
Reagan
Outside the Asylum
Submitted by Cant Stop the M... on Sun, 09/29/2019 - 5:00am
Today I’m going to take a stab at a topic I’ve been avoiding. It’s a topic that provides (I hope) the context within which my political choices make sense.
Let’s talk about climate change.
Sunday Open Thread: November 26 is International Women Human Rights Defenders Day
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Sun, 11/26/2017 - 5:00amWorld History this day
First the tragedy, then the farce
Submitted by ngant17 on Wed, 11/09/2016 - 8:07amif history repeats itself, as Karl Marx once suggested, first as a tragedy and the second time as a farce, there is nothing to laugh about.
I'm operating on the assumption that Trump will be strive to act out as the reincarnated Raygun. "Make America great again." Right out of a Raygun playbook: "...It's morning again in America, and under the leadership of President Reagan, our country is prouder and stronger and better."
The Existential Election
Submitted by Prole on Mon, 10/24/2016 - 3:08pmThis election is being portrayed as an existential choice-- Do we want democracy? Or do we want fascism? The problem with this framing is that it presents a false choice. Democracy isn't actually on the table.
Princeton released a study characterizing the US as an oligarchy. And our political elites--those we charge with protecting democracy--agree.
Open Thread - Friday, March 18, 2016
Submitted by NCTim on Fri, 03/18/2016 - 6:22amYou know what really cheeses me off? Besides calling stuff that isn't cheese, cheese?
I had airline miles that were either turning into magazines or evaporating, so I started getting Time. The publication is unbelievably turgid and then this ->
