The future of democratic progress is in the hands of a party rung by Joe Biden and being manipulated by Joe Manchin. Yeah. That's not a good sign.
The Late, Great United States
The Twisted DNA of Capitalism: Part IIa Disease and Capital
The twisted dance between capitalism and disease is not just a contingency, it is incorporated into the DNA of our political economy.
The GOP is No Longer a Governing Party
Its turn away from governing to the cynical exercise of power and obstruction is an intentional, strategic decision made by its elite and exercised by those who do the work of the institution. So long as this strategy works, it is unreasonable to believe that we'll see any significant changes to how the party functions going forward.
The Nacerima Compromise: A Parable
A parable of politics gone horribly wrong. Not that anything like this could happen in real life. But if it did, and your shoes ended up pissy, it's probably your own damn fault!
A Conversation with My Mad Dad!
103 Years of Wisdom
Napoleon, Robert E. Lee and the Cult of Past Personalities
MAYBE WE SHOULD STOP EXALTING PEOPLE AND START EXALTING IDEAS
So You Want to End the “Riots”, Huh?
When an entire community tells you that they are being abused, do something to end the abuse.
The Real Problem with Cancel Culture
The problem isn't Cancel Culture, per se. The problem is the overlap between capital and the public discourse. When advertising dollars rest on what a person says, capital will often become the priority when the norms of discourse are violated.
Not a Bigot in a Hat. Not a Bigot with a Cat…
THE WAR AGAINST RACIST REPRESENTATIONS
A Course in Mad Sociology Lecture 5
Chapter 2: The Sociological Perspectives Section 2: The Conflict Perspective
