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Notes on Ursula Le Guin’s “Solitude,” introversion, politics, and class.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Limited Art of Interpretation
Why is the brilliant Ta-Nehisi Coates not as persuasive as you’d expect?
Read more...Don Quijones: It Gets Ugly in Catalonia
Madrid’s crackdown is increasing support for independence in Catalonia among those who previously had little interest in such an outcome.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Obama Follows Clinton, Boards the Millionaire Speech Train to Wall Street
Like Bill Clinton before him, ex-President Barack Obama has boarded the Wall Street-financed train to millionaire riches.
Read more...California Rewrites the GOP’s Climate Playbook
Some California Republican legislators are breaking ranks and beginning to embrace modest pro-regulatory positions on climate change.
Read more...The Boring Story of the 2016 Election
The most accurate story of why Clinton lost in 2016 is the simplest and most obvious: many people really really didn’t like her.
Read more...Google Betting Big on Being Able to Overturn EU Antitrust Decision; Effectively Thumbs Its Nose at Compliance
Google got hit with a huge EU fine and faces even bigger charges for non-compliance. So why is it playing hardball?
Read more...Catalonia’s Defiance of Spanish Authority Turns into Rebellion
Catalonia and the Spanish government are in a power struggle, with Madrid moving to strip Catalonia of its autonomy. What are the stakes?
Read more...The Medicare for All Act of 2017: The Policies
BernieCare vs .ConyersCare in #MedicareForAll implementations, how to handle displaced worker, how to talk about taxes.
Read more...Climate Change Enabling US Military to Play Greatly Enlarged Domestic Role
Why climate change is great for the Pentagon’s budget and bad for Americans’ freedom.
Read more...The Medicare for All Act of 2017: The Politics
The politics of BernieCare: The co-sponsors, the coverage, the funding mechanism.
Read more...Who Is Behind FDA-Weakening Bill Based on False Premise That It Restricts Access to Experimental Drugs for the Terminally Ill?
A look at some of the forces out to undermine the FDA.
Read more...Brexit Talks Stall, Making Hard Brexit Even More Likely
The Brexit talks went from bad to worse in August.
Read more...Puerto Rico Is Getting Squeezed, and It Will Cost All of Us
Puerto Rico illustrates why implementing austerity policies in weak economies backfires.
Read more...CalPERS Runs Unconstitutional, Tamper-Friendly Election With Non-Secret Ballots
CalPERS’ new board election procedures make a mockery of the California Constitution’s requirement that voting be secret.
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