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If the Congress is unchanged by the midterms, it will signal the return of an old norm

By John Stoehr / August 26, 2022 / Comments Off on If the Congress is unchanged by the midterms, it will signal the return of an old norm

In the 20th century, six midterms flipped the Congress.

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The Inflation Reduction Act is what a democracy can achieve when fascists are prevented from stabbing it in the back

By John Stoehr / August 17, 2022 /

Thank Mitch McConnell for proof of concept.

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The Republican Party’s anti-tax rhetoric is pro-sedition

By John Stoehr / August 5, 2022 / Comments Off on The Republican Party’s anti-tax rhetoric is pro-sedition

Gingrich introduced it. Trump perfected it. Cruz repeats it.

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The Schumer-Manchin bill is a ‘conservative’ BFD

By John Stoehr / July 29, 2022 / Comments Off on The Schumer-Manchin bill is a ‘conservative’ BFD

Minimizing suffering, maximizing opportunity.

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When Democratic leaders and white liberals scapegoat the NRA

By John Stoehr / June 2, 2022 / Comments Off on When Democratic leaders and white liberals scapegoat the NRA

The convenient fictions constituting our political reality.

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When rightwing politics is made respectable, rightwingers kill

By John Stoehr / May 17, 2022 / Comments Off on When rightwing politics is made respectable, rightwingers kill

Case in point is the Buffalo massacre.

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Despair is the mind killer

By John Stoehr / May 2, 2022 /

Are there better conditions for the party of autocracy?

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Should billionaires exist? 

By John Stoehr / April 11, 2022 / Comments Off on Should billionaires exist? 

Let’s answer that question before talking about “their fair share.”

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Ginni Thomas is above the law

By John Stoehr / March 18, 2022 / Comments Off on Ginni Thomas is above the law

When elites are untouchable, democracy isn’t all that.  

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Sanctioning Putin’s oligarchs isn’t going to hurt them much as long as the United States is a great place to hide their filthy fortunes

By John Stoehr / March 9, 2022 / Comments Off on Sanctioning Putin’s oligarchs isn’t going to hurt them much as long as the United States is a great place to hide their filthy fortunes

Making our financial system more transparent, and enforcing existing law, should be part of America’s role in sanctioning Russia.

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