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Bill Gates’ Post-Divorce P.R. Tour Is Rewriting History of Elite Covid Failures
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Gates has been violently wrong on almost every key issue. Why are we still treating him like a benevolent public…
Sarah Lazare
May 14
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“Communicating Directly,” “Partners,” “Values" : Your Guide to New Age, Anti-Union CEO Speak
It's not enough to be rich and powerful. Today's CEOs also want to be progressive, enlightened, socially responsible, and—worst of all—your friend.
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Adam Johnson
May 9
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The Tucker Carlson Defense Brigade Is Getting Increasingly Goofy and Dull
Owning the Libs is big business for a certain niche of the online Self-Appointed Voice of the Working Man. Alas, it isn’t much of a coherent worldview.
Adam Johnson
May 3
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Blaming the Woke Twitter Mob for Reactionary Politics, Part 45,608
Michelle Goldberg crosses the line from good-faith debates about tactics into victim-blaming the targets of reactionary violence for the existence of…
Adam Johnson
Apr 27
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The 4 Most Popular Anti-Union Talking Points and Why They're Wrong
As unionization takes off across the country—from Amazon to Apple to Starbucks—pushing back against anti-labor tropes is more important than ever.
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Apr 25
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Introducing the 2022 Democratic Party Midterm Loss Scapegoat Power Rankings
A monthly feature until November 2022 about which vulnerable, powerless group is going to get blamed for systemic failures of party leadership.
Adam Johnson
Apr 18
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Apologies for the week off
The whole family has been sick with a bug this week and making time to write has been very difficult with Petey out of daycare. We’ll be back next week…
Adam Johnson
Apr 14
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Historic Amazon Union Victory Largely Ignored by CNN, Sunday Morning News Shows
The biggest moment for American labor in years is having a difficult time getting past the gatekeepers of our pop political discourse.
Adam Johnson
Apr 7
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Venerating Christian Smalls Is Perfectly Fine. The Left Needs Heroes—Now More Than Ever.
One wants to avoid a Great Man theory of history, or a cult of personality. But heroes—folk or otherwise—are an essential part of successful mass…
Adam Johnson
Apr 2
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U.S. Media Correctly Cynical About Putin’s “Denazification” Pretext, Still Credulous About America's “Human Rights” and “Democracy” Pretexts
U.S. media outlets' reflexive dismissal of Putin’s hypocritical, self-serving claims he's “denazifying” Ukraine shows they can be skeptical of motives…
Adam Johnson
Mar 31
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Not a Single Reporter Will Follow Up on Eric Adams’ Vague Promise of Placing Purged Homeless in “Healthy Living Conditions”
A challenge to New York Media to, for once, hold electeds accountable for vague promises concerning alleged housing for the unhoused
Adam Johnson
Mar 26
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On Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearings, “Culture War” Framing Obscures Degrading Racism on Display
Republican Senators are engaging in transparent race-baiting using barely disguised coded language. Lumping these attacks into the “culture war” bin…
Adam Johnson
Mar 23
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