🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Joe Magee is a Vermont politician who served on the Burlington City Council. He is a member of the Vermont Progressive Party and the DSA. He has served on the council from 2021 until he became the Deputy Chief of Staff for Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Perri Freeman is a Vermont politician currently serving on the Burlington City Council. She is a member of the Vermont Progressive Party and the Democratic Socialists of America. She has served on the council since 2019. DSA members represent 25% of the Burlington Council.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Perri Freeman is a Vermont politician currently serving on the Burlington City Council. She is a member of the Vermont Progressive Party and the Democratic Socialists of America. She has served on the council since 2019. DSA members represent 25% of the Burlington Council.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Jose Garza is the District Attorney for Travis County, Texas. Garza was born in Lared, and grew up in San Antonio. He graduated from University of Texas in 2001 and later graduated with a J.D. from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the DSA.

IHO of Zohran’s historic win in last night’s election. Here is my “Socialism of the Day” post from a few months ago. Socialism is back on top in NYC. 🗃️

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Teri Castillo is a Texas politician currently serving on the San Antonio City Council. Castillo is a member of the DSA and has served in her capacity since 2021. She is the daughter of migrant farm workers and holds a MA in History from the University of Texas-San Antonio.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Jalen McKee-Rodriguez is a Texas politician currently serving on the San Antonio City Council. McKee-Rodriguez is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and has served in his capacity since 2021.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Jalen McKee-Rodriguez is a Texas politician currently serving on the San Antonio City Council. McKee-Rodriguez is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and has served in his capacity since 2021.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Greg Casar is a Texas politician currently serving in the US House of Reps since 2023. He previously served on the Austin City Council since January 6, 2015. Casar was the youngest elected Austin City Council Member. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the DSA.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Greg Casar is a Texas politician currently serving in the US House of Reps since 2023. He previously served on the Austin City Council since January 6, 2015. Casar was the youngest elected Austin City Council Member. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the DSA.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Amelia Parker is a Tennessee politician currently serving on the Knoxville City Council. Parker is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and has represented one of Knoxville’s at-large seats since 2019.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Amelia Parker is a Tennessee politician currently serving on the Knoxville City Council. Parker is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and has represented one of Knoxville’s at-large seats since 2019.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Seema Singh is a Tennessee politician currently serving on the Knoxville City Council. Singh is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and has represented Knoxville’s 3rd district since 2017. She campaigned as a “Bernie-style Democratic Socialist”

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Seema Singh is a Tennessee politician currently serving on the Knoxville City Council. Singh is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and has represented Knoxville’s 3rd district since 2017. She campaigned as a “Bernie-style Democratic Socialist”

Check out Clio’s latest from our very own @oaverettephillips.bsky.social with fantastic advice for PhD students. Check it out!

I was very excited to write this advice piece with tips on how to take, and pass, your comprehensive exams. I received some good advice leading up to my exam on how to tackle comps and that—as well as my own lived experience—is passed on in this piece.

Our "Comps Series," continues with @oaverettephillips.bsky.social giving advice on taking your oral and written exams: "The written and oral portions of your comprehensive exams may seem daunting, but try to remember that when you get to this step you are ready."

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Anita Prizio is a Pennsylvania politician currently serving on the Allegheny County Council. She is a member of the DSA and has served in her capacity since 2018. She owns and operates Pittsburgh Crankshaft Service. She served on the O’Hara township city council for 8 years.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Kendra Brooks is a Pennsylvania politician currently serving on the Philadelphia City Council. She is the first member of the Working Families Party to serve on the council. She is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and started serving on the council in 2020.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Kendra Brooks is a Pennsylvania politician currently serving on the Philadelphia City Council. She is the first member of the Working Families Party to serve on the council. She is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and started serving on the council in 2020.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Tristan Rader is an Ohio politician currently serving in the state legislature. He previously served on the Lakewood City Council from 2018-24. Rader is a member of the DSA. In 2025, Rader defeated Republican Robert Dintamen to represent district 13 in the OH legislature.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Tristan Rader is an Ohio politician currently serving in the state legislature. He previously served on the Lakewood City Council from 2018-24. Rader is a member of the DSA. In 2025, Rader defeated Republican Robert Dintamen to represent district 13 in the OH legislature.

Packer Defense to Rodgers tonight: #GoPackGo

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Tara Gaston is a New York politician who served on the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors. Gaston is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and served in her capacity from 2017-2023. She did not seek a fourth term after frustrations with Democratic leadership.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Vanessa Agudelo is a New York politician who served on the City Council in Peekskill from 2018- 2022. She is a member of DSA. Agudelo became the youngest member elected to the council but sparred with her democratic colleagues. She ran unsuccessfully for the assembly in 2022

@cliocontemporary.bsky.social “Comps Series” continues with a helpful piece by @mingsga.bsky.social. Be sure to charge this series with grad students currently or planning to dive into comps or prospectus defenses.

"When you’re getting ready to draft your dissertation prospectus, your comprehensive exams can be a helpful tool." In the next piece in our "Comps Series," @mingsga.bsky.social gives advice on using comps to create your dissertation prospectus.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Benjamin Nichols was a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cornell University and mayor of Ithaca, NY. He was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and as such was one of few Socialists elected to public office in the US in the late 20th century.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: India Walton is a New York politician and the former Democratic nominee in the Buffalo mayoral race. Walton is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and defeated Democratic Incumbent Mayor Byron Brown during New York’s primary in June 2021.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: David Dinkins was a politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 106th Mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993, becoming the first African American to hold the office. Dinkins was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America during the 1980s.

From @keanuheydari.bsky.social : “The comprehensive exam is a strange hybrid: part intellectual calisthenics, part memory sport, part existential reckoning.” This is so useful for current and prospective graduate students. 🗃️

@keanuheydari.bsky.social has written a GREAT piece on how to read—and remember what you read—for comps

In the second piece of our "Comps Series" @keanuheydari.bsky.social gives advice on how to read and remember for comps: "Read with precision, take structured notes, test your memory, and lean on community—the process is as much formation as it is evaluation."

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: David Dinkins was a politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 106th Mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993, becoming the first African American to hold the office. Dinkins was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America during the 1980s.

New episode of Heartland History is available. @heartlandhistory.bsky.social is the official podcast of the Midwestern History Association so please give it a follow. Congrats to @joshkluever.bsky.social and Kevin Mason for relaunching the podcast. We're excited to see what you have planned.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Kristin Richardson Jordan is a New York politician who serves on the New York City Council representing District 9 from 2022-2024. She is a member of DSA and openly campaigned on the platform of “defund the police” and “radical love.”She dropped out of politics in 2024.

New Episode! Step into the forest with author David Hankensen and discover the remarkable life of Helen Hoover. (1/5)

New episode of Heartland History is out featuring David Hakensen’s “Her Place on the Woods” 🗃️

I've been wanting to bring together a number of advice pieces on comps since I started at @cliocontemporary.bsky.social. Summer kicks off the series with a very helpful explainer that demystifies the entire process.

🗃️ If you or someone you know is preparing for Comps, be sure to check out this ongoing series @cliocontemporary.bsky.social is putting together.

In the first piece of our "Comps Series" Summer Perritt explains just what comps are: "'Comps,' can be confusing and intimidating for graduate students, the first step to conquering Comps, and the fear they elicit, is to understand what they are, what they are designed to test, and how they work."

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Alexa Aviles is a New York politician who is currently the Democratic representative on the New York City Council for District 38. She is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and defeated Yu Lin in the New York primary in June 2021.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Tiffany Caban is an attorney, politician, and political organizer. She has been a Democratic member of the New York City Council 2022. In 2019, she was a candidate for Queens County's District Attorney, which she narrowly lost to Queens Borough president Melinda Katz.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Tiffany Caban is an attorney, politician, and political organizer. She has been a Democratic member of the New York City Council 2022. In 2019, she was a candidate for Queens County's District Attorney, which she narrowly lost to Queens Borough president Melinda Katz.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Carlina Rivera is a New York politician who served on the New York City Council from 2018-25. She was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. She ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2024.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Carlina Rivera is a New York politician who served on the New York City Council from 2018-25. She was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. She ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2024.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Brian Nowak is New York politician currently serving on the Cheektowaga Town Council. Nowak is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and has served in his capacity since 2018. He graduated from SUNY Buffalo—first in his family to graduate with a college degree.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Brian Nowak is New York politician currently serving on the Cheektowaga Town Council. Nowak is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and has served in his capacity since 2018. He graduated from SUNY Buffalo—first in his family to graduate with a college degree.

🗃️ Socialists of the Day: Judith Whitmer is a political executive who previously served as the chair of the Nevada Democratic Party from 2021-23. Whitmer was elected on March 6, 2021 by members of the party's governing members, defeating Tick Segerblom.

🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Denise Joy is a Montana politician, serving as a member of the Montana House of Representatives since 2025. She previously served on the Billings City Council, where she became the first member of the Democratic Socialists of America to be elected to public office in Montana.