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Post-Trump America needs a new political vocabulary. Introducing the rhetoric of shut-the-fuck-up

By John Stoehr / September 15, 2021 /

Please forgive me my vulgarity.

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The civilian wing of the Republican Party has finally lost control of its paramilitary wing

By Lindsay Beyerstein / August 31, 2021 / Comments Off on The civilian wing of the Republican Party has finally lost control of its paramilitary wing

Roger Stone and Trump operatives like to think of themselves as being in control. A new Reuters report paints a very different picture.

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We owe it to Afghans to let as many in as possible, but let’s avoid arguments over ‘desirable’ and ‘undesirable’ immigrants 

By Mia Brett / August 23, 2021 / Comments Off on We owe it to Afghans to let as many in as possible, but let’s avoid arguments over ‘desirable’ and ‘undesirable’ immigrants 

People deserve refuge even if they didn’t help us.

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The battle over race is the cancer afflicting American civic health

By Rev. Daniel Schultz / August 17, 2021 /

Everything in politics has come to revolve around the question of whether the society should be governed b a white Christian minority.

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In the face of authoritarianism, don’t lose hope. Normal partisan politics can save democracy

By John Stoehr / August 11, 2021 /

The Dems are pushing a fault line within the GOP to its breaking point.

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The least vaccinated religious group is also the most likely to believe in conspiracy theories

By Chrissy Stroop / August 10, 2021 / Comments Off on The least vaccinated religious group is also the most likely to believe in conspiracy theories

White evangelical apologists blame the young and the secular, though.

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When it comes to treatment of Haitians, there’s little difference between Biden and Trump

By Richard Sudan / August 10, 2021 / Comments Off on When it comes to treatment of Haitians, there’s little difference between Biden and Trump

By sending them back to poverty, detainment, persecution or worse, the US forfeits the moral high ground regarding human rights.  

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Sadism is still the point

By John Stoehr / August 17, 2020 /

White evangelical Protestants are not mainstream Americans.

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Prepare for a permanent pandemic

By John Stoehr / August 10, 2020 /

Abnormal politics means no return to normal.

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Stop the Nonsense about the Working Class. 2016 Was a Revolt of the Petite Bourgeois

By John Stoehr / February 18, 2020 / Comments Off on Stop the Nonsense about the Working Class. 2016 Was a Revolt of the Petite Bourgeois

Don’t appeal to voters immune to “health care, health care, health care.”

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