Republican Party

Will the Democrats learn? When you think you’re winning against bullshit, you’re actually losing

By Matt Robison / December 15, 2021 / Comments Off on Will the Democrats learn? When you think you’re winning against bullshit, you’re actually losing

On covid, the Republicans are swiftboating Biden.

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The president’s low approval is democracy working. Voters are holding him accountable

By Noah Berlatsky / December 14, 2021 / Comments Off on The president’s low approval is democracy working. Voters are holding him accountable

The problem is a Republican Party that’s not promising to do more to fight the covid pandemic. It’s promising to do less.

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America’s future: less democracy nationally, more democracy locally, plus violence and blood

By John Stoehr / December 9, 2021 / Comments Off on America’s future: less democracy nationally, more democracy locally, plus violence and blood

My interview with Sea Change Radio’s Alex Wise.

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Lose Roe, lose right to privacy

By Mia Brett / December 9, 2021 /

Abortion, birth control, Internet usage, same-sex marriage, sexual privacy and even healthcare privacy are on the line.

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Are Republicans heirs of Lenin?

By John Stoehr / November 29, 2021 / Comments Off on Are Republicans heirs of Lenin?

Not quite, but the comparison is instructive.

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Throw Veterans Day away

By John Stoehr / November 11, 2021 /

Vonnegut was right. Armistice Day was better.

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This is what the Republican Party does so well. It exploits white supremacy to divide and conquer a republican union

By John Stoehr / November 3, 2021 /

What are we going to do now? 

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‘Parents’ rights’ are not for moms

By John Stoehr / November 2, 2021 / Comments Off on ‘Parents’ rights’ are not for moms

Just men — and their women.

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There’s always someone out there willing to make the GOP’s fascism seem respectable

By John Stoehr / November 1, 2021 / Comments Off on There’s always someone out there willing to make the GOP’s fascism seem respectable

It’s hard to pick one apologist to pick on.

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Your friendly neighborhood sociologist: How moral panics sustain immoral action

By Rod Graham / October 27, 2021 / Comments Off on Your friendly neighborhood sociologist: How moral panics sustain immoral action

They also serve a broader purpose.

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