Stiglitz, The Price of Inequality (2012) "Instead of the government tempering the excesses of the market, in America today, the two have been working together to increase income and wealth disparities." Still true today

#Ukraine #UkrainianView

Corruption is the point www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...

Going backwards

Stand for Democracy. Stand for Ukraine bsky.app/profile/thew...

Death of Expertise

💥Hungary’s probably most scenic anti-Orbán protest is underway under the banner “Let’s defend our children,” after new details emerged about sexual and physical abuse in the child care system — plus ignorance or cover-ups by authorities. Orbán rival Péter Magyar leads the march of tens of thousands.

Make America Great Again

Pope Leo is the head of JD Vance’s church.

Putin sits in Moscow claiming that his armies have taken a town that the Ukrainian president is personally visiting. There are cowardly tyrants and there are courageous elected leaders and it is good to know the difference.

It’s 2025 and children of color are still having the same experience. Even worse, they have to fear being picked up and separated from their parents.

Government takeover of our education system is gaining steam. The Conservative Overhaul of the University of Texas Is Underway www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...

A SCOTUS Bench Memo for Trump v. Slaughter, the FTC Removal Case: Stare Decisis, Historical Practice, and Original Intent at www.justsecurity.org/126192/scotu...

Notable measure from @merkley.senate.gov and @kaine.senate.gov, a resolution to prohibit funding for any military intervention in Venezuela without congressional authorization. www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-kain...

Must the Military Disobey Unlawful Orders? Pam Bondi Has Said Yes. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...

Masked ICE agent says he “doesn’t care” if he’s a citizen as he kidnaps U.S. teen. This has got to end. #Pinks #ProudBlue #Resist #FuckICE

substack.com/profile/1745... Dave Richards

LIHEAP funding keeps families safe and warm in winter. Trump’s delay of these essential funds is leaving Americans freezing. We deserve better.

Lindsey Graham sponsored the Afghan Adjustment Act: “This is the right thing to do. The people who were there with us in the fight who are here in America need to stay. This will be their new home. We have a moral obligation to these people and they will make great citizens.”

So many scandals now but pay attention to this: DOJ has sued 14 states-12 led by Dems-to demand full unredacted voter files in order to turbocharge Trump voter suppression plans @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & I detail threat this poses to voting rights ahead of 2026 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

substack.com/@michaelcurr... If you are reading this you are fighting tyranny.

bsky.app/profile/br00... #ThisIsAmerica

Trump is trying to put together a coalition of corrupt dictators, just like himself, who will share the spoils of their nations as they fk over the people.

Personified by the current administration

Genocide just as Lemkin defined it. euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...

#Civil resistance

Small business owners embody the best of Texas: hard work and bold vision. But Abbott plays favorites with big business, giving millions in tax breaks and incentives to corporations. When I'm governor, I will tilt the scales in favor of small businesses with Tax Free Small Business Saturday!

"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies" Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations www.wsj.com/world/russia...

Nice work here by @reuters.com www.reuters.com/investigates...

Of course. Witkoff’s goal isn’t to find peace or help the U.S. in any way. He’s there as a real estate developer looking for avenues to fill his own wallet.

The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?

Exactly. There is no peace for Ukraine in this Russian friendly proposal.

Authoritarian Tactics Judge Boasberg investigated whether Trump officials violated his court order. Now they're trying to impeach him for it. If judges can be threatened for doing their jobs, no one is safe. #FreeCourts #DefendBoasberg