The Democrats are a capable group with resources most common people don’t have. They are in possession of power; they just use it to appease moderates. By Frances Coppin-Thom The grassroots #Fightfor15 has been going on for over 8 years now, with its aim being to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour—and...
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If This Didn’t Push You Further To The Left, What Will?
There is no freedom under capitalism, white supremacy, and cisheteropatriarchy. If none of this pushes you further left, then what will? If last night’s political theater didn’t push you further to the left, then I don’t know what will. If it wasn’t the complete and utter lack of policy proposals, if it wasn’t the attempts...
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Dawning Climate Catastrophe and the Paradox of Green Capitalism
Even in the face of planetary destruction, it is capitalism and capitalistic interests that dictate the response to our current climate catastrophe. Flashback to September 2018: former California Governor Jerry Brown has a plan to save the world. He explains: “Plastic has helped advance innovation in our society, but our infatuation with single-use convenience has...
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A Wrinkle in Conviction: Ava DuVernay, Black Celebrity, and the Manipulation of Revolutionary Aesthetic
Ava DuVernay is hedging her bets, looking to portray herself as both pop culture educator and blameless conversant in a larger, more complicated discussion. I stopped being disappointed by Black celebrities a while ago. I think it was a long time coming, but it was cemented last year when I saw that RocNation Brunch tweet...
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Sexual Assault And White Supremacy Are Foundational To The U.S.
Rape legislation, historically, has acted as an extension of white supremacy, never as a real means to afford protection to women subjected to sexual coercion. TW/CW: this article discusses sexual assault and anti-Blackness On March 25, Tara Reade provided an excruciating account of her sexual assault at the hand of former Vice President Joseph R....
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In All Sincerity, Fuck Joe Biden
“Blue No Matter Who” rings very hollow with Joe Biden as the democratic nominee during a goddamn pandemic. Here are 9 reasons why we should be enraged. TW: mentions of racism, sexual assault, COVID-19, death Look, I get it. I was once a Vote Blue No Matter Who girl myself—and thankfully Allah is the Most...
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Liberalism Demands That Victims Vote For More Rape Culture
Instead of obliterating the system under which a man can be a rapist and still vie for the presidency, liberalism demands victims ignore our trauma for their gains. TW: This essay mentions r/pe and sexual assault, racism, and death. With COVID-19 just barely beginning to make its mark in the U.S., it feels like the...
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The Rich Have Class Solidarity. So What About The Rest Of Us?
The co-optation of discourses related to oppressions by the rich has proven to be a salient tool in dismantling poor or working-class solidarity. The endorsements of Michael Bloomberg, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke, and Andrew Yang for presidential candidate Joe Biden is an act of class solidarity. However, when Elizabeth...
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Post-Super Tuesday The Establishment Maintains Its Death Grip
White voters, whether establishment or progressive, have shown that the election is but another empty, performative gesture. Two days before Super Tuesday, Pete Buttigieg terminated his presidential campaign. One day before, Amy Klobuchar also called an end to her race for the Democratic nomination. Centrist or “establishment” Democrats, with the help of the Democratic National...
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Civic Engagement Does Not Begin and End With Voting
Civic engagement is about more than just going to a poll to say you did something. “Engage” is a verb. It requires action. At last night’s Presidential Democratic debate, almost all of the candidates took rightful digs at former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg who, for all intents and purposes, is a Republican running as...