#Democracy

Monique Pressley

MoniquePressley

Some thoughts from my #IGLive earlier tonight re today’s discourse, this election and #COVIDー19 . Let’s keep the main thing the main thing. People are suffering and dying. Our people.

Vaush

VaushV

Failing to vote doesn't "tear down the establishment" or "dismantle the two-party system" The establishment loves it when discontent and apathy drives people to abstain from voting. Likewise, voting doesn't

Annie ♍️

annieooooooo

My parents- lifelong republicans, working difficult jobs, full and over time since they were adults, all-around successful people as far as the middle class is concerned; Paid more in taxes

MQ

mqmqqmqm

Bernie isnt even an actual socialist & still supports imperialism & y'all saw how the US elite, gov, media attacked him.Now imagine what these entities are doing everyday to destroy

Helen De Cruz

Helenreflects

This is utterly fascinating. Why did the UK react so slowly, in spite of seeing the pandemic unfold in other countries? "British scientists assumed that such drastic actions would never

Beth Schacter

bethshax

I coincidentally/karmically(?) got three emails about "rules for being in a writers room" and to distract me from the threat of a dismantled democracy I'm going to share them here.

David Collier

mishtal

On this Friday, six things I am certain of.1 Antisemitism is a pillar of anti-Israel activism. Wherever the Palestinian flag is raised in the west - antisemitism will be one

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

Dear Twitter: We need to have another talk about the strongman con. Why do you all give Trump so much power over you? He tells you to panic and you

Jay Rosen

jayrosen_nyu

One of the most loathsome genres in this election cycle: the "people on both sides think the other is going to steal the election" — also known as a "dueling

Dr Kendra Maas (not that kind of dr)

DNAkendra

Growing up in Wyoming, on a media diet of just AM talk radio and Christian stations (we didn't have a TV), the phrase "tyranny of the majority" was a common

Sarah E. Parkinson

se_parkinson

A reporter has posted a new trove of IS documents online, mostly combat unit intake forms, w/o redactions. This release makes me viscerally uneasy & uncomfortable. A thread about grey

user XMC

ximuoicay

I've done electoral organizing in the past, and with a lot of progressive people tossing their hats into the ring for local races, I've been asked about who to support,

Eric Alterman

Eric_Alterman

HELP NEEDED IN NORTH CAROLINA1) There is a serious problem in North Carolina -- a swing state-- that folks can help with on the phone, and that is by "curing"

smooth skinned anthropology major

lunarplexith

thread on the report I wrote about prison gerrymandering + why it’s the 3/5ths compromise + a love letter to Michelle Alexander. i wrote the report using the framework Michelle

Kalog

TheEdgeRaven

Divisiveness in American politics really started accelerating when Facebook introduced these bad boys ahead of 2016. (1/6) FB has always offered visibility and ease in expressing unfiltered, often under-developed opinions

Ursula von der Leyen

vonderleyen

My visit to Turkey showed how far we still have to go before women are treated as equals. Always. Everywhere.My story made headlines. But there are so many stories of