Is government collapse a comeuppance for the German elite, or is everything right on schedule for the transatlantic plutocrats?
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Matt Bruenig: Election Musings
A somber reflection on another lesser of two evils election that didn’t even have the benefit of featuring leftist proposals in a primary despite the incumbent not being on the ballot.
About This Election Week….
Was it a change election after all?
Many Voters Backed Abortion Rights and Donald Trump, a Challenge for Democrats
Abortion rights were a winning issue for Democrats in the midterms. Many voters gave it high priority in 2024 but not enough to stop a Trump win.
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/8/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics;
DNC Doubles Down on Failure, Rejecting Sanders’ Calling Out Party for Abandoning Workers and Economic Justice
Quelle surprise! Some Democratic party leaders double down, denying Sanders was right and kicking workers and the poors is not a good strategy
After Weeks of Political Chaos and Uncertainty, Mexico’s Judicial Coup Fizzles to Nothing
President Claudia Sheinbaum, her governing party, Morena, and arguably Mexico as a whole just dodged a rather large bullet.
A New Age of Presidential Unilaterism?
A historical look at Presidential power grabs, um, authority expansion, with an eye to what that means under Trump 2.0.
How Local and Federal Institutions Are (and Aren’t) Taking Care of North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene Survivors—and What Mutual Aid Groups Are Doing to Help
Grassroots organizations are helping rebuild North Carolina communities after Hurricane Helene. And how about FEMA?
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/7/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; BIden addresses the nation; Deploy the Blame Cannons!; Ventilation in schools (in Australia and the United States); Mushroom color atlas ~!
How the Trump Presidency Might Change the Global Economy
Trump tariffs are coming! What does that mean?
“An Honest Discussion of Covid Vaccine Side Effects Is Overdue”
Even with more willingness to discuss Covid side effects, most medical professionals still seem reluctant to admit to the probably frequency
