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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
October 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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Former US officials urge Congress to examine 'weaponization' working group reut.rs/48I1Ek0
Former US officials urge Congress to examine 'weaponization' working group
A group of hundreds of former U.S. national security officials on Tuesday urged lawmakers to examine an internal government group that has been coordinating President Donald Trump's retribution drive against his perceived enemies.
reut.rs
October 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Former US officials urge Congress to examine 'weaponization' working group reut.rs/48I1Ek0
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Bonus question! What do we learn from the NYT's online play of yesterday's events?
Bonus question! What do we learn from the NYT's online play of yesterday's events?
October 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Bonus question! What do we learn from the NYT's online play of yesterday's events?
Bonus question! What do we learn from the NYT's online play of yesterday's events?
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Those with sharp eyes might detect a subtle difference in NYT play last month of an event in one city, w 100,000+ attendees, versus play this morning of some 2500+ events w many millions of attendees, in all 50 states.
See if you can spot it! /s
Then you can find today's story on p A23
See if you can spot it! /s
Then you can find today's story on p A23
October 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Those with sharp eyes might detect a subtle difference in NYT play last month of an event in one city, w 100,000+ attendees, versus play this morning of some 2500+ events w many millions of attendees, in all 50 states.
See if you can spot it! /s
Then you can find today's story on p A23
See if you can spot it! /s
Then you can find today's story on p A23
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You know that Mafia-like "compact" MAGA tried to force onto 9 universities? And that 7 (MIT, Brown, Penn, USC, Dartmouth, UVa, now UAriz) have rejected? Leaving Vandy and UT-Austin to reply?
If you wonder how this could be framed in a pro-Trump way, wonder no more: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
If you wonder how this could be framed in a pro-Trump way, wonder no more: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
White House’s Aggressive Tactics Are Complicating Its Education Agenda
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
You know that Mafia-like "compact" MAGA tried to force onto 9 universities? And that 7 (MIT, Brown, Penn, USC, Dartmouth, UVa, now UAriz) have rejected? Leaving Vandy and UT-Austin to reply?
If you wonder how this could be framed in a pro-Trump way, wonder no more: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
If you wonder how this could be framed in a pro-Trump way, wonder no more: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
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Still appalled at how paltry and terrible the NYT coverage of the protests were and how nobody there feels any responsibility to address the criticism. This was not something that caught them off guard. This was many levels of decisions.
October 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Still appalled at how paltry and terrible the NYT coverage of the protests were and how nobody there feels any responsibility to address the criticism. This was not something that caught them off guard. This was many levels of decisions.
Why is the no kings protest not the top story on the nytimes. It’s the top on just about every other news site? 🤷♂️
October 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Why is the no kings protest not the top story on the nytimes. It’s the top on just about every other news site? 🤷♂️
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For you in Missouri…Sinclair who is trying to slant the news for Trump and refusing to accept Jimmy Kimmel’s show…owns ABC Channel 30 KDNL in St Louis.
September 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
For you in Missouri…Sinclair who is trying to slant the news for Trump and refusing to accept Jimmy Kimmel’s show…owns ABC Channel 30 KDNL in St Louis.
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Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
September 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
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“More than half of Americans say they’re stressed about the cost of food, a poll last week found…As for groceries, there are signs that tariffs are affecting prices on fruit, canned goods, coffee and other products.”
view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/175...
view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/175...
view.newsletters.cnn.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“More than half of Americans say they’re stressed about the cost of food, a poll last week found…As for groceries, there are signs that tariffs are affecting prices on fruit, canned goods, coffee and other products.”
view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/175...
view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/175...
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“In every meeting that I’m in with Democrats, someone quotes James Carville: “It’s the economy stupid.” But I’ve got to say: Democrats talk a lot about talking about the economy. But they don’t actually talk about Trump’s faltering economy as much as they could.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/can-we-eve...
www.thebulwark.com/p/can-we-eve...
Can We Ever Repair This Moral Rot
MAGA can learn grace from the folks their leader wrongfully imprisoned.
www.thebulwark.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“In every meeting that I’m in with Democrats, someone quotes James Carville: “It’s the economy stupid.” But I’ve got to say: Democrats talk a lot about talking about the economy. But they don’t actually talk about Trump’s faltering economy as much as they could.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/can-we-eve...
www.thebulwark.com/p/can-we-eve...
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One reason so many American hospitals are struggling? Investors buy them up, then suck them dry, charging such high rents that services are gutted.
Reveal explores what happened to one Louisiana hospital when Medical Properties Trust came to town. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reveal explores what happened to one Louisiana hospital when Medical Properties Trust came to town. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The landlord gutting America’s hospitals
Medical Properties Trust buys up hospitals and then leases them back to health care systems. Dozens of its hospitals have gone belly up.
www.motherjones.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
One reason so many American hospitals are struggling? Investors buy them up, then suck them dry, charging such high rents that services are gutted.
Reveal explores what happened to one Louisiana hospital when Medical Properties Trust came to town. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reveal explores what happened to one Louisiana hospital when Medical Properties Trust came to town. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“The centrists & institutionalists, are sheltered in the house their forebears built, peering anxiously out the windows, worrying about what might be happening out there. But the rough beast isn’t out there…The rough beast is alive and well. And it’s right here.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-center...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-center...
The Center Is Not Holding
The institutionalists are all but extinct. The moderates are fleeing. And Trumpism marches on.
www.thebulwark.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“The centrists & institutionalists, are sheltered in the house their forebears built, peering anxiously out the windows, worrying about what might be happening out there. But the rough beast isn’t out there…The rough beast is alive and well. And it’s right here.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-center...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-center...
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Your now-regular reminder that no tax cut has ever paid for itself.
Ever
Ever
CBO just estimated the macrodynamic impact on the cost of the GOP bill - i.e., "is this bill going to help the economy so much that it pays for itself?"
CBO said that the bill pays for just 3.5% of itself - w/ a tiny upfront economic boost that declines over time. Legitimately embarrassing for Rs.
CBO said that the bill pays for just 3.5% of itself - w/ a tiny upfront economic boost that declines over time. Legitimately embarrassing for Rs.
June 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Your now-regular reminder that no tax cut has ever paid for itself.
Ever
Ever
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Ask yourself: If Donald Trump was a thinly-veiled Russian asset, can you name one thing he’d be doing differently?
Donald Trump arrived in Canada and demanded that Russia be admitted into the G7. He falsely claimed Canada had Russia kicked out.
He refused to work out a deal with allies on the Middle East crisis and he left town before President Zelensky showed up.
Surprised?
He refused to work out a deal with allies on the Middle East crisis and he left town before President Zelensky showed up.
Surprised?
June 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Ask yourself: If Donald Trump was a thinly-veiled Russian asset, can you name one thing he’d be doing differently?
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It may seem like a day to be fearful... I woke up scared too. But today in the face of violence and threats millions showed us what fearlessness really looks like.
#NoKings #MinnesotaStrong #WeShowUp #JenPsaki #PoliticalViolence #marchfordemocracy
#NoKings #MinnesotaStrong #WeShowUp #JenPsaki #PoliticalViolence #marchfordemocracy
June 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
It may seem like a day to be fearful... I woke up scared too. But today in the face of violence and threats millions showed us what fearlessness really looks like.
#NoKings #MinnesotaStrong #WeShowUp #JenPsaki #PoliticalViolence #marchfordemocracy
#NoKings #MinnesotaStrong #WeShowUp #JenPsaki #PoliticalViolence #marchfordemocracy
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It most certainly is!
June 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It most certainly is!
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Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
June 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
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Great piece by Anthony Flaccavento in @thenation.com magazine on the need to address the grievances of the working class. A very timely read.
Resistance Is Not Enough. The Left Must Address the Grievances of the Working Class.
The left’s almost singular focus on defense is a grave mistake. We must offer a compelling, positive vision of what we are for.
urldefense.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Great piece by Anthony Flaccavento in @thenation.com magazine on the need to address the grievances of the working class. A very timely read.
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Fantastic new article shows how the left can connect with rural voters – it’s not impossible, not even that hard. Congratulations to my friends at the Rural-Urban Bridge Initiative
Sowing a Rural Insurgency
New organizing groups agitate for a healthy share of resources to rebuild the Democratic image in left-behind communities.
prospect.org
March 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Fantastic new article shows how the left can connect with rural voters – it’s not impossible, not even that hard. Congratulations to my friends at the Rural-Urban Bridge Initiative
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People should be aware that using the term "DEI" plummets the support for DEI principles. This poll shows that while 80% of Americans support the core ideas behind DEI, only about 50% express support when the term 'DEI' is explicitly used.
#DEI #inclusion #Diversity #Equity
#DEI #inclusion #Diversity #Equity
Beyond DEI: Understanding Public Opinion on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion - AAPOR
Beyond DEI: Understanding Public Opinion on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Travis Brodbeck, LB Hannahs, Samuel Kennedy, Colleen Kromrey, Don Levy Background. President Trump’s Executive Order 14151 ch...
substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
People should be aware that using the term "DEI" plummets the support for DEI principles. This poll shows that while 80% of Americans support the core ideas behind DEI, only about 50% express support when the term 'DEI' is explicitly used.
#DEI #inclusion #Diversity #Equity
#DEI #inclusion #Diversity #Equity
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Had a great time speaking with KQED this morning, check out the recording below!
🎙️ ON AIR:
We're speaking with professors Nicholas A. Bloom and @joan-c-williams.bsky.social about what we learned about the pandemic's impact on the workplace and we hear from you.
❓How has the pandemic changed the way you work & think about work?
📻 Listen:
We're speaking with professors Nicholas A. Bloom and @joan-c-williams.bsky.social about what we learned about the pandemic's impact on the workplace and we hear from you.
❓How has the pandemic changed the way you work & think about work?
📻 Listen:
How Did the Pandemic Change Work for You? | KQED
As part of our series looking back on how the pandemic changed us, 5 years on, we examine the way we work. From working remotely to handling childcare needs to coping with being an essential worker,…
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April 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Had a great time speaking with KQED this morning, check out the recording below!