#Democracy

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rearleftist

One of the nicest things about growing up in Iran (like many parts of the Global South) was that you were raised with fundamental distrust & no hope in the

kashiwagi

kwamurai

listening to sam harris and it’s hilarious how stubbornly he has refused to move in any sensible direction for half a decade. he’ll have john mcwhorter on to discuss progressivism

Jennifer M. Miller

historianjennie

A lot has been said about this article today already but I wanted to add one thing: these types of arguments have been articulated by leading political scientists for a

Peter Shukstor

PowerhousePJ13

Our country is burning and who is to blame? Not the corrupt police, not the corrupt politicians, not the president. Give up? It's China. Be mad, you know it's true.

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

1/OK, just for fun, let's talk about capitalism starving millions of people to death!Yes, that's not a typo, I said "capitalism"... 2/I recently purchased "The Great Big Book of Horrible

Thomas Juneau

thomasjuneau

Canada needs to seriously plan for the possibility that the US will not be a liberal democracy anymore. This is not fear-mongering, but a real prospect. A Trump victory in

Shibley Telhami

ShibleyTelhami

Thread 1/13: @PeterBeinart has generated an important debate about Israel/Palestine, where things are headed, and what choices will be faced. This thread reflects my thoughts about the piece and the

dave karpf

davekarpf

Man, I just listened to @ezraklein interview @Yascha_Mounk on his podcast. For a political scientist who writes a ton about American politics, Mounk *really* needs to reread his E.E. Schattschneider.

nimra💕

nimraa222

here’s the thing. i’ve always wanted to live abroad just because i love traveling & exploring other cultures, all that jazz. and i’m obsessed with the concept of becoming an

Wrap02 🌊 StayingHome

wrap02

Wait, @davidfrum @JoeNBC lmao at calling for a “sense of fairness” between two parties where Dems win in 2020? You’re acting as if trump is the only problem in the

God

TheTweetOfGod

Donald Trump killed his personal assistant, Carolyn Gombell, in October 2000. He strangled her because he'd gotten her pregnant and was threatening to tell the press. Then he bribed NYPD

David Seymour

dbseymour

More and more people know Jacinda’s COVID-19 response is a grand illusion. We’ve entered Wonderland where the Red Queen is talking backwards, and that great feminist organisation the Taliban gave

Matt Negrin, HOST OF HARDBALL AT 7PM ON MSNBC

MattNegrin

The plan, as stated, is for Republicans to challenge the election results when they lose and cite mail-in ballots as fraudulent, taking it to the Supreme Court where an illegitimately

Vincent Wong

InitialVW

[Thread] All eyes on Asia as increasing trends of crony capitalism and ultranationalist authoritarianism have resulted in a reckoning as governments all attempt to use broad, punitive, and arbitrary national

bernardo canto

petcrierbonanza

Before MAS, there wasn't really a united mass movement of Marxists/socialists and the rural indigenous population in the country. Bolivian Marxists had focused on the urban proletariat and had largely

THE NO CONFIDENCE VOTE

PaulsEgo

So here are the principles I stand firmly on which prevent me from voting for Joe Biden / Kamala Harris: a thread.- I refuse to help elect someone who will