#Legitimacy

Tressie McMillan Cottom

tressiemcphd

I am going to take a few steps out from this for a couple of reasons. One, I really hope it is instructive. Truly. Two, I think we haven't done

Philip Rocco

PhilipRocco

Congress doesn’t offer us certainty about much but if it doesn’t provide revenue support for state and local governments, it’s guaranteeing massive unemployment in a sector that represents about 13%

Tim Dobermann

timdobermann

I have nothing original or new to add on the situation in Myanmar. Regardless, here are my thoughts having worked on Myanmar for the past six years. I remember the

The Rājaputra

therajaputra

Ever wondered why Marathas, Sikhs, Muslims, Jats, Ahirs, Gujjars, Ahoms, Socialists, Left, Right, some Southerners, or even some Brahmins can't stop attacking Rajputs? Wondered what purpose does it solve for

Sam Dylan Finch

samdylanfinch

There have been a lot of painful conversations on Twitter today about child abuse, neglect, and power dynamics between parents and kids.I put together this thread of affirmations for survivors

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waasizoanangkwe

I don't think it's fair to say that Indigenous knowledges are presented in a critique proof bubble without consulting Indigenous academics in your article, who will show you a lot

Absurdistwords

absurdistwords

We have excised a tumor, but the cancer still remains.It will be tempting, once Trump has finally been ripped from the levers of power, to believe that everything is ok.It

Dr. Shiva Balaghi

SBalaghi

Today, Barr met with McConnell. Shortly thereafter, WH Press Secretary & McConnell gave similar statements. They intend to undermine public confidence in the legitimacy of these elections--hoping to overturn results

Nathan Triplett 🏛️ 🚌 🏕

NathanTriplett

The deleterious effect of Michigan's strictest-in-the-nation legislative term limits was plain for all to see during last night's Oversight Committee hearing. Too many Members lack basic proficiency in House Rules

Ioannis Lianos

IoannisLianos

Disappointing article in the Economist about antitrust.https://www.economist.com/schools-brief/2020/08/08/what-more-should-antitrust-be-doing It only reports the rather populist debate between "Chicago school" style libertarians,

Samantha Pritchard

thucydiplease

The demonstrations like this in states that have gone blue for decades, that Biden won by 15+ and were never in doubt, shows you to what extent the mainstream GOP

Jacob T. Levy

jtlevy

When Mattis resigned as Sec Defense because he opposed a haphazard withdrawal from Syria and Afghanistan, elite Republicans put up a bit of a fuss.When Trump fires Esper for that

Jill Filipovic

JillFilipovic

I don’t want to be snarky about the “moms” protest because all of these protests are so important and it’s good that people care and everyone is doing their best,

Courtney

CourtneyOR

Sam Sykes really is disingenuous as fuck. We already knew this, but somehow there’s always more. I found this interview from 10yrs ago - right before his debut novel was

Wokal Distance

wokal_distance

1/This Black Lives Matter protest happened in the middle of the pandemic and the woke/media/blue-check industrial complex cheered it on.Now they want to close churches and shutdown thanksgiving. I called

Finchelstein

FinchelsteinF

Trump's populism means danger of fascism because 1) glorification of violence & enabling paramilitary groups to go after perceived enemies; 2)places racism & xenophobia at center of politics; 4)conflates leader,

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