#Democratization

Free Mumia Abu-Jamal

_Rawilcox

I really appreciate this kind of transparency. Neoliberalism is an attempt to democratize free market capitalism/slavery. It’s an attempt to turn the “former” plantation into markets/consumerism, to prove that slavery

Ulrich Speck

ulrichspeck

If we put „preventing democratization at home“ as the overarching goal of the regimes in Moscow and Beijing, everything Russia and China do abroad makes perfect sense.https://twitter.com/ulrichspeck/status/1280762404071235584 The altern

Charles Smith

ProfSmithSask

It is important to recognize how much work and labour is at the centre of our politics. The rail strike, teachers disputes, crown strikes, coop, strikes in universities and colleges,

Jay Ulfelder

JayUlfelder

I find it odd that U.S. election forecasters continue to discuss the 2020 cycle as if all the usual assumptions will hold. Maybe they will, but between the pandemic and

David Gillis

davegillis

I believe Trump’s “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” tweet (cross-posted to FB), encourages extra-judicial violence and stokes racism. Respect to @Twitter’s integrity team for making the enforcement call.

Jessica Drun

jessicadrun

I'm sorry, but the Taiwan section is such an oversimplification--and perhaps a misread--of the actual dynamics at play. 1/https://twitter.com/niubi/status/1319735234284425216 Yes, public opinion polls show that the majority want the sta

Astrid

sel3nette

It's too bad that Jurgen Hintzpeter and Kim Sabok never met again in real life. But I'm glad that now the latter's real identity is known. #ATaxiDriver I feel so

Nikhil Taneja

tanejamainhoon

So: What began as a harmless beef between two influencers has now become propaganda against young folks of minority communities.Yes, there's alarming content on TikTok. Guess what? There's a LOT

Corey Quinn

QuinnyPig

Anomaly Detection for @awscloud bills is stupidly hard to get right. I’m optimistic about what they’ve built—now let’s see how it works in the wild!https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws-cost-management/preview-anomaly-detection-and-alert

Joseph Torigian

JosephTorigian

This new piece by Jiang Shigong is remarkable for several reasons. It claims that the US plot to achieve “peaceful evolution” was actually working precisely as DC hoped – engagement

Lyman Stone 石來民 🦬🦬🦬

lymanstoneky

It’s important to understand that censorship and pervasive propaganda result in political elites who have woefully bad information and thus make bad choices.https://twitter.com/BeijingPalmer/status/1198814005126676481 Pinochet allowed the referendum

S. Mitra Kalita

mitrakalita

I woke up with many journalism thoughts. Will share two and then I gotta go host brunch, which sounds elitist and is. ONE, I am still thinking about this story

Dionis Cenusa

DionisCenusa

The concept of "revolution" is missing from the vocabulary of political and civic forces, involved in post-election protests in #Belarus. Abstaining from the term "revolution" denotes the caution of protecting

David Watkins

djw172

I'm not going to scold anyone for normal middle class consumptive behavior, and I share the general outlook expressed here about the democratization of access to life's minor luxuries, but

Jovana Marovic

JoMarovic

What you should know about tomorrow's elections other than the constant emphasis on Montenegrin citizens choosing between East and West (THREAD) The opposition has tried over the years to convince

Nijat Eldarov 🤍❤️🤍

NijatEldarov

Thread on Azerbaijani identity and collective traumaA good friend of mine recently shared J. Kuchera's article on Eurasianet, which rightfully argues that foreign media has been focusing heavily on potential