#Democracy

Steve Inskeep

NPRinskeep

A convention showcases a nominee, but also a party. Democrats had ex-presidents, ex-nominees, former first ladies, governors, Pelosi, rising stars, even people who differ with Biden on big issues (AOC,

#AgainstPettyBourgeoisRadicalism

DefeatUltraLeft

In Spain, we now have a Communist Vice President. How did we achieve this? Not from “organizing” on Twitter. We built unity amongst the centrist and leftist union members. We

Sarah A. Moody

SarahAMoody1

Now 9 days into the #chauvintrial, I’ve been seeing this take more and more. And it bothers me for several reasons. The fact that Derek Chauvin gets a trial is

Revd Andrew Klein ( Chaplain)

KleinRevd

When governments outsource governance :- Governments acting in our best interest awarding contracts to companies that then control every little thing that the governed do ? At what point in

Jack Poulson

_jack_poulson

Work: "If you go to China and talk about AI...I haven't been to China myself...but everyone who goes talks about the optimism Chinese citizens have about AI...we've been conditioned by

Seth Abramson

SethAbramson

On September 8, the Proof series will be complete.After 25 years as an author and journalist, I'll have published 3 books on Trump—2,400 pages, with 12,000 major-media citations—in the second

Ārkacandra Jayasimha

Jayasimha108

The @ToBePrudential writes:“Humanity, human rights, & human dignity, along with other terms deified & mystified for the purposes of direct interventionism, has been the rhetorical & political modus operandi for

Citizen Stewart

citizenstewart

"Not everyone has access to the internet, so I think we shut down the internet until everyone does."- The Education Establishment "The best way to close the achievement gap is

Auntie Syzygy

AuntieSyzygy

If you read it carefully, the article actually says the opposite - that *Labour's* future hangs on a revival of *union*.1/https://twitter.com/rafaelbehr/status/1384556397778583553 And that's a more interesting proposition, superfici

Eric Garland

ericgarland

Here’s a prediction - and I think I have pretty good track record these past three years:You’re about to learn why these politicians are owned. As their handlers burn them

Shandy 🍑♥️❄ stay safe stay angry

inthecoldglass

Something uncomfortable I'd like to posit without demeaning the current struggles in US but:for every HK protest rioting tips post shared around here in support of the George Floyd protesters,

Mattia Peretti

xhgMattia

It's ICYMI-day: 6 articles and interviews that highlight some of the amazing work that people in the #JournalismAI Network are doing to innovate journalism with #AI and help build a

Sherrilyn Ifill

Sifill_LDF

So I have refused to comment before reading the SCOTUS decision on the extension of time for voters to return absentee ballots for the primary election in WI (which the

John Stoehr's Editorial Board

johnastoehr

The Republicans do not fear Trump by @johnastoehr https://stoehr.substack.com/p/the-republicans-do-not-fear-trump?r=5msd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=twitter 1. There’s a presumption at work among members of the

Siddharth

DearthOfSid

#Bloomsbury book retraction: an explanation for Dummies (liberals)Series of events:1. A pogrom happened in Delhi last February2. Recently, Bloomsbury published a book that presented the perpetrator's perspective and thereby sought

Jónas Haraldsson Balding 大老板

BaldingsWorld

I debated about saying much of anything about the events in the US but after seeing all the bad takes might as well have mine. Couple points of background about