#America

Jerry 🍨

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A few thoughts on that piece in the NYT today about America's decline over the past decade-plus. In typical NYT fashion, it notes that the decline has come under "leadership

((SwedishJewFish)) Social Justice Warrior

SwedishNewFish

I'm going to say something that might be divisive.I love Obama, & his keynote at the 2006 convention is what inspired me to get interested in politics. But he was

Book Cat 🌎

SchoolOfAmerica

#NowReading America's Protectionist Takeoff, 1815-1914: The Neglected American School of Political Economy (2010) by Michael Hudson Bush Calls More Open Trade a 'Moral Imperative' for U.S.By David Stout, May 7,

Prof Sarah Churchwell, PhD

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Lots of people sharing the famous quotation from Sinclair Lewis today: "When fascism comes to America, it will come wrapped in the flag and waving the cross." It's a good

Dalindyebo Shabalala

Dyebo

As a new American citizen (since November 2019, yay!!), I have been thinking a lot about "belonging" and the discourse of, and about, political "polarization". I am about to start

Michael Wara

MichaelWWara

Just had time to read this article on the great new work from @JesseJenkins and his colleagues. I come away from it agreeing with Sue Tierney when she says the

Hal Brands

HalBrands

There have been many excellent tributes to George Shultz today. Here's my contribution, which argues that although Shultz never had aura of a Kennan or Kissinger, he had every bit

Curating The Big Guy's Trashy Behavior

rreactor

Thread: What we have witnessed is the culmination of a 5 year effort to de-legitimize the election of 2016. If you doubted a bureaucratic deep state existed or had the

Earl Moxam

EarlMoxam

For those saying "this only happens in banana republics", remember the role of Americans in creating those "banana republics" in Latin America. Have a look at the history of United

Kanyi Maqubela

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Private prisons are scary, and recall chattel slavery. But only 8% of US prisoners are in private prisons.An even bigger issue: the actions of private companies who get contracts to

Jacob Denhollander

JJ_Denhollander

I do love American Christians freaking out about the future of Christianity as if it's up to them, ignoring the obvious reality that the future of Christianity lies with our

Aaron Rupar

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OBAMA: "This country is a constant work in progress. We're born with instructions. To form a more perfect union. Explicit in those words is the idea that we're imperfect. That

Jennifer in Idaho

jenniferinidaho

#IAmTheResistance I want to share a story about a kid named Nick. Nick was our landscaper when I was a teenager. He came to the US legally during the summer

Dr. Alia Amir

aliawhs

Which country has the highest share of women among researchers? A #InternationalDayOfWomenInScience According to @UNESCO: "There were 7.8 million full-time equivalent researchers in 2013, representing growth of 21% since 2007.

Stephanie ac 😬😬😬😬

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1) Read this whole thing - this is Insane I’ll put some quotes / important items below Obama PLANNED for the Riots | The Black Sphere https://theblacksphere.net/2020/06/obama-planned-for-the-riots/ via @KevinJacksonTBS 2)

lucyinglis

lucyinglis

Shall I tell you an American story, Twitter? Well, it's two, ish. It might be five. Not sure yet. Bad luck. Anyway. I LOVE America. And America has been hard

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