Kate
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It's also "political violence" to steal years off people's lives by depriving them of shelter, stripping away health care, and gutting environmental protections — while funneling more and more wealth to the ultra-rich.
September 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It's also "political violence" to steal years off people's lives by depriving them of shelter, stripping away health care, and gutting environmental protections — while funneling more and more wealth to the ultra-rich.
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Rather than thinking of elections as being between "good" and "bad" candidates, it is more realistic to see them as contests between Enemies and Cowards.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-thi...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-thi...
How to Think About Politics Without Wanting to Kill Yourself
There are Enemies, and then there are Cowards.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
September 16, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Rather than thinking of elections as being between "good" and "bad" candidates, it is more realistic to see them as contests between Enemies and Cowards.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-thi...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-thi...
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month.
Results showed that close to half of the participants secured housing, and nearly $600K saved in public service costs due to fewer ER visits & jail stays. They also saw improved mental health.
Results showed that close to half of the participants secured housing, and nearly $600K saved in public service costs due to fewer ER visits & jail stays. They also saw improved mental health.
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic income program received up to $1,000 a month. They became more housing secure and landed full-time jobs.
www.yahoo.com
June 25, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month.
Results showed that close to half of the participants secured housing, and nearly $600K saved in public service costs due to fewer ER visits & jail stays. They also saw improved mental health.
Results showed that close to half of the participants secured housing, and nearly $600K saved in public service costs due to fewer ER visits & jail stays. They also saw improved mental health.
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“Who does this protect” is a question I keep asking this year as I read the news and it’s been pretty helpful.
April 23, 2024 at 3:54 AM
“Who does this protect” is a question I keep asking this year as I read the news and it’s been pretty helpful.
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this gets to something i have been thinking about, how the “history and tradition” standard is not just exclusive — only some histories and some traditions count — but actively anti-democratic. it seeks to smother the present with the dead hand of a (narrow and constructed) past
Thanks to the Supreme Court’s rejection of Roe and embrace of “history and tradition,” a two-year-old abortion regulation means nothing, and Arizonans’ healthcare decisions are now subject to a law written before the Civil War ended and before women could vote
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Arizona Supreme Court Revives Abortion Ban Passed Decades Before Women Could Vote
The Arizona Supreme Court's revival an abortion ban passed decades before women could vote sets up another high-stakes election in November.
ballsandstrikes.org
April 11, 2024 at 2:06 AM
this gets to something i have been thinking about, how the “history and tradition” standard is not just exclusive — only some histories and some traditions count — but actively anti-democratic. it seeks to smother the present with the dead hand of a (narrow and constructed) past