No, Harvard does not have a statue honoring the Confederacy. If they did we'd have had massive protests and likely direct action to take it down. But Harvard apparently doesn't have to worry about public protests for accepting the … [Read more...]
Ranked Choice Voting Train Wreck
Grab your popcorn, turn on MSNBC, and let's watch Steve Kornacki map out tonight's primary returns. Primaries are being held in Virginia, South Carolina, North Dakota,Nevada, and Maine. First results are expected: Virginia: 7:11 p.m. … [Read more...]
We Need More Than Jobs, More Than “Manufacturing”, We Need Justice……and there was a time we had that in America.
You hear it at Democratic and Republican stump speeches, "Jobs, MORE Jobs...and not just JOBS, job in MANUFACTURING"...as if somehow, those are the two magic ingredients (JOBS and MANUFACTURING) that will save a working class from its … [Read more...]
Dems must abandon Alexandra Chandler and neoliberalism in general
Alexandra Chandler is correct that Congress has ceded its rights presidents to declare wars and play a greatr role in fashioning trade alliances. The problem is not really the authoritarian impulses of any particular president so much as it … [Read more...]
On the G7 / G6+1 antics, and why and how Congress should step up on national security
We just happened to have a #MA3 Congressional candidate foreign policy and national security candidate debate earlier this week, and then we had the latest in tariff escalations, the G7 meeting, and all that both signify. Building on … [Read more...]
MIT Solve Coastal Communities Challenge
How can coastal communities mitigate and adapt to climate change while developing and prospering? https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/coastal-communities Challenge deadline July 1, 2018 Challenge Overview Over 30% of humanity lives near … [Read more...]
If All Men Are Created Equal….
The second paragraph of the United States Declaration of Independence starts as follows: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that … [Read more...]
Concern trolling at BMG
One of our esteemed editors has rightfully asked that a particular (and familiar) thread in an excellent diary be relocated to its own post. The comment that began that thread is one of several that exemplify concern trolling (emphasis … [Read more...]
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