List: Politics | Curated by Robyn Sinead Sheppard

Dec 7, 2024
23 stories
Politics
THE WHOLE LIBERAL - Rusty Reid
Texas Will Force Schools to Teach “Bible Lessons.” Good!While loudly underscoring how fascist conservatism can be, maybe these “lessons” will serve as a kind of vaccination against religion…
Nov 23, 2024
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Nov 23, 2024
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Counter Arts
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Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor
Here’s to Tom Paine — the Forgotten Founding FatherHis Rights of Man (1791–2) is more relevant than ever
Jun 10, 2024
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Jun 10, 2024
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Tim Berners-Lee
Marking the Web’s 35th Birthday: An Open LetterSir Tim Berners-Lee’s open letter to mark the occasion of the Web’s 35th Birthday.
Mar 12, 2024
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Mar 12, 2024
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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer
America’s Racism and Bigotry is Bad for the EconomyRacism, Bigotry, and Homophobia Will Ruin Us Financially
Nov 23, 2023
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Nov 23, 2023
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Teatime History
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Benjamin Cain
How Germany Thrived and Died by its Culture of ExcellenceModern German genius, and the danger of cultivating a middle class when the existential truth is bleak
Nov 16, 2023
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Nov 16, 2023
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Wise & Well
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Robert Roy Britt
Lies, Damn Lies, and Total BullshitWe all lie. But big, dehumanizing lies are destabilizing society. So why do powerful people spew such BS? And why do people believe them?
Nov 7, 2023
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Nov 7, 2023
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An Injustice!
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Benjamin Cain
How to Decode Trump’s Vileness and Biden’s HollownessUsing cultural emblems for an overview of liberal democracy
Jun 21, 2023
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Jun 21, 2023
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Cory Doctorow
Commafuckers Versus The CommonsCopyleft Trolls Are the Serpents in Our Garden of Ethical Sharing.
Apr 2, 2023
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Apr 2, 2023
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AfroSapiophile
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Walter Rhein
I Get That the Black Community Should Be Skeptical Of Anyone Who Claims to Support ThemAt some point, our society must come to terms with the realities of the power dynamics in play in our society
Apr 6, 2023
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Apr 6, 2023
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Eudaimonia and Co
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umair haque
Why the Indictment of Donald Trump Matters (Even) More Than America ThinksThe Fight for Justice Never Matters More Than When Fascists Are Trying to Pervert the Very Idea of It
Mar 31, 2023
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Mar 31, 2023
27
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Eudaimonia and Co
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umair haque
The Way America Treats Its Elderly Is UnconscionableThe Crisis America Doesn’t Talk About, And Its Warning for the World
Mar 22, 2023
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Mar 22, 2023
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Liberty
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Y.L. Wolfe
Why We Should Be Prepared for HIPAA to FallWith lawmakers criminalizing aspects of healthcare for women and trans people, there’s only one inevitable outcome
Mar 17, 2023
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Mar 17, 2023
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An Injustice!
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Walter Rhein
We Shouldn’t Be Sending Federal Relief to Florida Because of HurricanesIt happens every year; let them make it part of their state budget
Sep 28, 2022
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Sep 28, 2022
27
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Eudaimonia and Co
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umair haque
Post-Elizabethan Britain is a Country Without a FutureThe Real Reason Britain Won’t Get a Trade Deal With America, or, How Britain Became a Global Pariah
Sep 20, 2022
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Sep 20, 2022
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Cory Doctorow
Google falsely told the police that a father was a molesting his sonFilternets fail.
Aug 22, 2022
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Aug 22, 2022
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Cultured
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Walter Rhein
America’s Greatest Mistake Was Its Failure to Punish Plantation OwnersThe Civil War could have been a decisive victory, instead the legacy of slavery endures
Aug 23, 2022
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Aug 23, 2022
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Jason Weiland
Some Writing Advice Stinks Like the Garbage it isYou have to decide which advice to follow
Jul 21, 2022
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Jul 21, 2022
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The Cult of Fools
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David Gamble
The Cult of Fools — “FBI Search Mar-a-Lago” — Aug 14, 2022Here is this week’s selection of the fools from the past week. It emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing…
Aug 14, 2022
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Aug 14, 2022
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