Carl Beijer
@carlbeijer.bsky.social
Socialist writer. Read me at The People's Line at http://www.peoplesline.org. Other links at https://linktr.ee/carlbeijer
Charts on inequality are often misleading because they include income that comes from welfare, which mutes the effects.
Here's what wages actually look like as a percentage of national income, adjusted for inflation, minus government transfers
Here's what wages actually look like as a percentage of national income, adjusted for inflation, minus government transfers
November 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Charts on inequality are often misleading because they include income that comes from welfare, which mutes the effects.
Here's what wages actually look like as a percentage of national income, adjusted for inflation, minus government transfers
Here's what wages actually look like as a percentage of national income, adjusted for inflation, minus government transfers
I missed this but LOL at the idea of fighting right-wing control of the media by buying a single share and filing a suit against the company making lucrative deals. That's not how capitalism works!
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I missed this but LOL at the idea of fighting right-wing control of the media by buying a single share and filing a suit against the company making lucrative deals. That's not how capitalism works!
Every piece of gossip that filters out of Dimes Square is more ridiculous than the last
November 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Every piece of gossip that filters out of Dimes Square is more ridiculous than the last
There's just no political case for folding which is how you know that Democrats are eventually gonna do it
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
There's just no political case for folding which is how you know that Democrats are eventually gonna do it
74% of Americans say that the government should continue to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown, including 58% of Republicans and 54% of Trump voters.
It's amazing how this administration's sadism is overwhelming its survival instincts.
It's amazing how this administration's sadism is overwhelming its survival instincts.
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
74% of Americans say that the government should continue to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown, including 58% of Republicans and 54% of Trump voters.
It's amazing how this administration's sadism is overwhelming its survival instincts.
It's amazing how this administration's sadism is overwhelming its survival instincts.
Given Trump's proposal of 50-year mortgages it's a good time to revisit my discussion of the future of capitalism and the return of company towns and debt peonage.
www.peoplesline.org/p/wealth-ine...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Given Trump's proposal of 50-year mortgages it's a good time to revisit my discussion of the future of capitalism and the return of company towns and debt peonage.
www.peoplesline.org/p/wealth-ine...
www.peoplesline.org/p/wealth-ine...
Trump promising workers money he never intends to give them is sick but at least he's getting owned in the exact same way
November 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Trump promising workers money he never intends to give them is sick but at least he's getting owned in the exact same way
I agree. We need all-AI slacks
November 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I agree. We need all-AI slacks
Socialism now the majority preference among black voters, Harris voters, and Democrats
November 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Socialism now the majority preference among black voters, Harris voters, and Democrats
OK I have questions about this poll
November 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
OK I have questions about this poll
Charming that the Washington Post sees "civilian control of the police" as a radical idea that Mamdani needs to abandon
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Charming that the Washington Post sees "civilian control of the police" as a radical idea that Mamdani needs to abandon
Important to note that the 750 kV plants are crucial to Ukraine's civilian power grid. Attacking civilian infrastructure with no clear military objective is a war crime.
November 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Important to note that the 750 kV plants are crucial to Ukraine's civilian power grid. Attacking civilian infrastructure with no clear military objective is a war crime.
New data from Emerson asks respondents how important various issues are. Kitchen table issues dominating once again
November 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
New data from Emerson asks respondents how important various issues are. Kitchen table issues dominating once again
Deserves reiteration that poverty is a problem which disproportionately affects BIPOC, the LGBT+ community, the disabled, and just about every marginalized group you can think of.
He's denying that a major component of that oppression exists. It's like saying bigotry is "not a real thing".
He's denying that a major component of that oppression exists. It's like saying bigotry is "not a real thing".
November 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Deserves reiteration that poverty is a problem which disproportionately affects BIPOC, the LGBT+ community, the disabled, and just about every marginalized group you can think of.
He's denying that a major component of that oppression exists. It's like saying bigotry is "not a real thing".
He's denying that a major component of that oppression exists. It's like saying bigotry is "not a real thing".
3) A few more stats from my latest article. Visit The People's Line for the whole thing!
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November 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
3) A few more stats from my latest article. Visit The People's Line for the whole thing!
www.peoplesline.org/p/trump-econ...
www.peoplesline.org/p/trump-econ...
2) By a 13 point margin, Virginia Democrats said that there top concern was the economy.
November 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
2) By a 13 point margin, Virginia Democrats said that there top concern was the economy.
1) During the SNAP freeze and amid looming Medicaid cuts, Virginia Democrats saw the biggest income-based swing I have literally ever seen with a 32-point surge among voters making less than $30k a year.
November 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
1) During the SNAP freeze and amid looming Medicaid cuts, Virginia Democrats saw the biggest income-based swing I have literally ever seen with a 32-point surge among voters making less than $30k a year.
It's pretty straightforward
November 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's pretty straightforward
I took this in Kyiv - it's the base of what used to be a monument to Lenin. They tore the statue down, but locals still leave roses for him on his birthday.
November 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I took this in Kyiv - it's the base of what used to be a monument to Lenin. They tore the statue down, but locals still leave roses for him on his birthday.
Big failure of messaging by the Dems. Need to focus less on Epstein and defense of democracy stuff and focus more on kitchen table issues
November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Big failure of messaging by the Dems. Need to focus less on Epstein and defense of democracy stuff and focus more on kitchen table issues
The ultra-condescension from people who don't understand what this chart is showing is cracking me up
November 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The ultra-condescension from people who don't understand what this chart is showing is cracking me up
This is exactly what I talk about when I say that Zionism is a form of barbarism, not fascism. The notion that you owe some kind of loyalty to your "tribe" that somehow supercedes any political considerations is just pure Stone Age brain. You can't have a civilization built around that premise.
November 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is exactly what I talk about when I say that Zionism is a form of barbarism, not fascism. The notion that you owe some kind of loyalty to your "tribe" that somehow supercedes any political considerations is just pure Stone Age brain. You can't have a civilization built around that premise.
