Ralph Linton (1936), Identity Politics, and the Concept of Ascribed Status
Ralph Linton, arguably the father of what we now call identity politics, had some impressive insights as well as blind spots.
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When War Weakens Democracy
Wars often undermine democracy, but it appears that that result is not baked in but operates in particular circumstances.
Read more...Journalism May Be Too Slow To Remain Credible Once Events Are Filtered Through Social Media
Some hand-wringing, as well as blame shifting, as to why social media and independent sites are eating the lunches of mainstream media.
Read more...Q&A: Tech Billionaires’ AI Space Empire Fantasies Are ‘An Insidious Form of Climate Denial’
Science journalist Adam Becker dissects offensively crazy tech billionaires’ schemes that greenwash their planetary looting.
Read more...Collective West Press Starting to Acknowledge Ukraine’s Untenable Position and Inevitable Loss
More truth nuggets about Ukraine’s desperate position are appearing in the Western press, but the level of denial is still high.
Read more...Retro Fever: Cranking Back the Years
From Trump on down, the US is particularly keen on the retrograde.
Read more...The Economist Wrecks Its Limited Credibility in Article on Dark Factories That Ignores That China Already Has a Lot of Them
Time to stop reading The Economist. A story that looks like dark factory denialism completely discredits the magazine.
Read more...Satyajit Das: Much Ado About Nothing – Why President Trump’s ‘Big Deals” Are No Big Deals
A clinical look at Trump’s deal hucksterism versus his typical modest-at-best results.
Read more...‘Emotional Loading’: Decoding the Media Coverage of the Bondi Beach Shooting
‘Emotional loading’ is a technique used in the coverage of Bondi Beach to shape the narrative and sideline critical analysis
Read more...“Trump Supporters Distrust Science. We Need Ways to Reach Them”
The elites, including those in science, seem to think that their loss of legitimacy can be solved by messaging. Good luck with that.
Read more...What Will Happen If the Right Wins Absolutely?
Right wing factions are determined to implement extreme agendas. Where are they heading?
Read more...The Bondi Strike: Who Will Control the Narrative?
How key players are starting to throw down markers to shape perceptions of the Bondi mass shooting.
Read more...Israel Is Acting with Impunity. Is It Overconfident in Trump’s Support?
More Americans support Palestine than Israel for the first time ever. But does that matter to Trump?
Read more...Under Kennedy, America’s Health Department Is in the Business of Promoting Kennedy
More detail on Health and Human Services chief serving his own financial interests and pet causes as opposed to those of the public.
Read more...Trump Goes Full Biden, Insists No Inflation, Affordability a Con as Strained Consumers Know Better and Trump’s Polls Sink Further
Trump’s failing about, now on inflation and affordability, is becoming more desperate.
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