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A socialist journal for people who want to organize. powermapmag.com
Why did Trump invade Venezuela? Was it oil? Power? Anti-migrant sentiment? (all of the above)? We spoke with Gabriel Hetland to get to the bottom of this key question.
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The Power Map Editorial Board unanimously voted to change our name to either Trump Map or Power Trump. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Perry Bacon
about 2 months ago
"There is infinite money in telling oligarchs what they want to hear, and what they want to hear is that the left is bad, moving the left more towards the right is right, and you’re such a special little boy for thinking it."
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The Argument Is Wrong On Purpose - Power Map Magazine
The pundits at The Argument do not want to fight the right. They want to excuse it. Their endless talk of "reasonableness" all comes back to the same point: when the right does something bad, blame th...
https://powermapmag.com/the-argument-is-wrong-on-purpose/
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Perry Bacon
about 2 months ago
"We can try to figure out: do the Right Wing Excusers genuinely want more left wing outcomes, and just wrongly believe that always moving right is the only way to get closer to them? ....But ...is this really the best use of our time in 2025?
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The Argument Is Wrong On Purpose - Power Map Magazine
The pundits at The Argument do not want to fight the right. They want to excuse it. Their endless talk of "reasonableness" all comes back to the same point: when the right does something bad, blame th...
https://powermapmag.com/the-argument-is-wrong-on-purpose/
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Perry Bacon
about 2 months ago
"The mere idea that there can be a 'bottom vs top' politics should not be allowed in serious discourse. By any reasonable understanding, this is what left vs right is."
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It Is About Left vs Right - Power Map Magazine
Stop falling for the oldest marketing trick in the book.
https://powermapmag.com/it-is-about-left-vs-right/
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rose
about 2 months ago
pretty interesting run down of the recent debates over chi and alexa and what they say about the future of the nyc left
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BLIMP! JUICE!
about 2 months ago
I think this is going to be indispensable to remember over the next few years
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daniel?
about 2 months ago
After Zohran, the organized left is in a great position. Too bad it's lead to us fighting a bunch. I try to make sense of things.
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As any organizer knows, victory can be exhilarating, but it can also be disorganizing.
@danielgoulden.bsky.social
writes about the debates roiling the New York City left in the wake of Zohran's victory.
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The Entropy of Victory: Navigating a New World in Zohran's New York. - Power Map Magazine
In his immortal podcast Revolutions, Mike Duncan coined the term “The Entropy of Victory” to refer to the historical tendency for post revolutionary groups to fall into disorganization. After attainin...
https://powermapmag.com/the-entropy-of-victory-navigating-a-new-world-in-zohrans-new-york/
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BLIMP! JUICE!
about 2 months ago
we are taking on one of the worst cliches in politics
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R. Scott Rogers
about 2 months ago
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big_throwaway (ä»®)
about 2 months ago
nice a fun little read that details the mechanism behind why exactly "common sense" is a red flag phrase to me, that I wouldn't have been able to articulate
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daniel?
about 2 months ago
This week, lefitst antiwar group Code Pink met and congratulated Marjorie Taylor Green for her "anti war" activism. This piece gets at why that was fucking stupid.
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Dr. Crow
about 2 months ago
“The fact that “right populism” exists proves this, as the right is inherently opposed to empowerment of the masses. The things that populism describes are not political substance, but a way of branding political substance. A way that, when used by the right, is deliberately misleading.” Brilliant
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Did the Mamdani-Trump meeting preview a new kind of “bottom vs top” politics? Does Marjorie Taylor Green transcend political labels? Is it time to move beyond "left vs right" entirely? No! Organizer
@blimpjuice.bsky.social
on the only two sides there are:
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It Is About Left vs Right - Power Map Magazine
Stop falling for the oldest marketing trick in the book.
https://powermapmag.com/it-is-about-left-vs-right/
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Chi Ossé's primary challenge of Hakeem Jeffries is the natural next step for DSA after Zohran's victory—and he can win.
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Brooklyn Over Bombs: Why Chi Can Win - Power Map Magazine
Now that we’ve shifted the political reality, the eyes of the country—even the world—are on us. What will we do with that power? What must we do?
https://powermapmag.com/brooklyn-over-bombs-why-chi-can-win/
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tyler
3 months ago
We’re the only ones who are going to save us. Fight back.
act.dsausa.org/s/3193.pFpMNP
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Livin’ It Up
3 months ago
Great piece from
@breadnrosie.bsky.social
that you should absolutely read today
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rose
3 months ago
I wrote some thoughts on the shut down closing and the difference in approach between the elites and everyday people.
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Fighting back has costs, but Senate Democrats made it all for nothing. We should stop putting our faith in elites who keep rolling over if we don't want our sacrifices to be in vain argues
@breadnrosie.bsky.social
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Senate Democrats Caved. We won't. - Power Map Magazine
For 40 days, Senate Democrats held out, but in the end they caved in exchange for a false promise of a future vote they will surely lose. They simply rolled over and surrendered. All of the talk of sa...
https://powermapmag.com/senate-democrats-caved-we-wont/
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Pine & Roses
3 months ago
Today, with the author’s permission, we offer you a re-printing of a piece
@breadnrosie.bsky.social
wrote for
@powermap.bsky.social
. Rose lays out why Janet Mills represents a centrism that does not meet the moment, and is a bad choice to represent Mainers in the Senate.
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Maine Voters Don’t Want Janet Mills for Senate. There’s a Reason for that. - Pine & Roses
Earlier this year Maine Governor Janet Mills made national headlines when she quipped “see you in court” to Trump at the National Governors Association summit
https://pineandroses.org/opinion/maine-voters-dont-want-janet-mills-for-senate-theres-a-reason-for-that/
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BLIMP! JUICE!
3 months ago
Instead of Arguing about the latest Right Wing Excuser poll's bizarre methodology, just tell them they are Right Wing Excusers and move on
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M(ost)C(aring) Nase
3 months ago
Great quick summary on Janet Mills record.
#mepolitics
#maine
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rose
3 months ago
i wrote about governor mills and why she is in no way a progressive as so many people seem to think
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BLIMP! JUICE!
3 months ago
This is the concrete breakdown of what's going on with an extremely misunderstood Maine Senate candidate you need:
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daniel?
3 months ago
Have you been following the Maine Senate race and been deeply confused.
@breadnrosie.bsky.social
has the breakdown you've been looking for.
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Contrary to her national reputation, Janet Mills is more often a roadblock to progress than a champion of it. Read more about her and her time as governor in our new piece by
@breadnrosie.bsky.social
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Maine Voters Don't Want Janet Mills for Senate. There's a Reason for that. - Power Map Magazine
Despite her anti-Trump bonafides, Maine voters really, really don't want Janet Mills to run for Senate. Why is that?
https://powermapmag.com/maine-voters-dont-want-janet-mills/
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We all need to prepare for the onslaught of misinformation from the right attacking renewable energy projects. Luckily Power Map's got you covered on how to fight back:
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Power Map contributor Olivia Reingold has been let go from Power Map for being unfunny. We apologize for hiring her in the first place and promise to better vet our writers for the ability to do bits.
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Susan Rinkunas
3 months ago
some good fucking food
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BLIMP! JUICE!
3 months ago
Excited to debut in Power Map! If you've ever been mad about about a bad op-ed, please give it a read:
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BLIMP! JUICE!
3 months ago
sounds like some Right Wing Excusers to me!
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Anat Shenker-Osorio
3 months ago
When I was in kindergarten, I learned that if you're not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. And when that problem is a fascist regime destroying people's lives and, yes, of course, their livelihoods, doing anything to enable them is part of the problem.
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Like all radical centrists, The Argument's real project is to excuse the evils of the right.
@blimpjuice.bsky.social
on why we should stop taking Right Wing Excusers in good faith, and start treating them like the fascism enablers they are.
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The Argument Is Wrong On Purpose - Power Map Magazine
Right Wing Excusers aren’t misguided allies—they’re your enemies There is infinite money in telling oligarchs what they want to hear, and what they want to hear is that the left is bad, moving the lef...
https://powermapmag.com/the-argument-is-wrong-on-purpose/
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Prosecute ICE
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BLIMP! JUICE!
4 months ago
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Lakshya Jain is misrepresenting his own poll to score points for Reactionary Centrism. Zohran is less unpopular than both AOC and Kamala Harris! There's a lot to learn from Zohran. Read more at:
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daniel?
4 months ago
For Power Map, I write about the necessity of local governments to prosecute ICE agents, both to stand with immigrants and to safeguard democracy.
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ICE is a lawless agency, an agent of authoritarianism, that must be resisted at all costs. The time has come: Prosecute ICE.
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Prosecute ICE - Power Map Magazine
ICE agents are not and should not be above the law: the time has come to prosecute ICE.
https://powermapmag.com/prosecute-ice/
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"The point of asking Zohran [if Cuba is a dictatorship] is to divide us. We do not have to take the bait."
@dsacuba.bsky.social
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cochair Danny Valdes (
@through.blog
) writes for Power Map on Zohran's comments on Cuba and how we respond.
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"Is Cuba a Dictatorship?" Is The Wrong Question - Power Map Magazine
Zohran Mamdani got caught in a rhetorical trap about Cuba. How do we respond as a movement?
https://powermapmag.com/cuba-dictatorship-question/
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BLIMP! JUICE!
4 months ago
the idea of a "left tea party" or similar gets thrown around a lot as a vague idea, but this is the first really concrete analysis of it I've seen
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Whatever this poll means, its clear: Democratic voters don't want the same corporate candidates, they want something new. Check out
@breadnrosie.bsky.social
on the phenomenon of the "Democratic Tea Party" moment:
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"The point of asking Zohran [if Cuba is a dictatorship] is to divide us. We do not have to take the bait."
@dsacuba.bsky.social
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cochair Danny Valdes (
@through.blog
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"Is Cuba a Dictatorship?" Is The Wrong Question - Power Map Magazine
Zohran Mamdani got caught in a rhetorical trap about Cuba. How do we respond as a movement?
https://powermapmag.com/cuba-dictatorship-question/
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Many are asking what will happen to Bari Weiss. She has been let go for being too woke.
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Thank you everyone for supporting our launch yesterday! We have some huge news: Paramount is acquiring Power Map for $150 Million!
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INTRODUCING…Power Map, a socialist journal for people who want to organize! We aim to publish the very best in political thinking and cultural analysis that charts what’s wrong in the world and how to fix it. Check us out:
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Power Map Magazine
A socialist magazine for people who want to organize
https://Powermapmag.com
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Jamaal Bowman was able to assemble a coalition of Black and progressive voters, something many candidates have struggled to do since. Read
@michaellangenyc.bsky.social
's interview with
@jamaalbowmanny.bsky.social
to find out just how he did it!
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Jamaal Bowman: Black Voters & Progressives - Power Map Magazine
With Black voters, it isn’t class or race—it’s both.
https://powermapmag.com/jamaal-bowman-black-voters-progressives/
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Danny Valdes
4 months ago
Excited to launch in
@powermap.bsky.social
with an essay on Zohran's recent Cuba comments and how we respond to rhetorical traps as a movement
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rose
4 months ago
VERY excited about this project that's been in the works for a while!! Check out our first big piece, an interview with Jamaal Bowman here!
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BLIMP! JUICE!
4 months ago
POV: you're about to learn the best in socialist organizing thought so you can do the best socialist organizing
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